This is an analysis of the poem Following Those Hollow that begins with:
And those who say they knew him,
Did not know him from within....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcadd XdeeaXfc ececcdfcc fbd fGfGfGgGgfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,9,3,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111 0111001 11000100 11010100 1100010 0111011010 11100010100 01101 111111 000101001 11110100 011011101 11110001110010 0100101110101 01111 01001 01111010 01101001001 11110100101 1001101 11101 01011 11110011001 10011001 0010110101 111000111 1 11 1111 11 11 11 01001 11 1111 101 100110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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; him is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Following Those Hollow;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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