This is an analysis of the poem Command As You Demand It that begins with:
Strike up the band,
And......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AaBCD AACD aAaEAabE AaBCD AACDXEAaEAaEAaEA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,8,5,16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 1 0111010 010101 001000101 11101 000101010 010101 001000101 111010010 1101 1 010101011110 1101 1 10001010111 0010111011 1101 1 0111010 010101 001000101 11101 000101010 010101 001000101 010101011110 1101 1 0010111011 1101 1 010101011110 1101 1 0010111011 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Command As You Demand It;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
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