This is an analysis of the poem Braggarts that begins with:

Now that those braggarts have won,
To convince many what can be done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXcdefbbgdXXbbXfhe X gbfhX X gbibfede aX ijfeXfc cXXgj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,1,5,1,8,2,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 001101101 111010010 0101 111010 11110 01001 1111001 100101 10010001 100001 0010010 100 11110 1011001 001011 110101 0100 111010100 0100 111100001 110 1100101100 1001010 1011110 1000 1111101111 101101101 1110101 011010 1110110101 1111101 101100 1001010 10001 1111101 1111101 1 0100101 1011101 110100 1001010 11101 01 1101 11101101 10001 01001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines luck is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase fantasies connects the lines.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Braggarts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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