This is an analysis of the poem Cultural Prophets that begins with:

Cultural prophets observing nonstop,
That which appears......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCCddXcXABCCCcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001011 1101 101000111 11110010 01110 1010011001 001110001 1010010001001 11111101110 1001001011 1101 101000111 11110010 01110 10111110 11010111 0110001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, those are repeated.

    The author used the same word cultural at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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