This is an analysis of the poem Half Mast Flags that begins with:
What was,
Maybe the 'is' we celebrate....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ab Xcb adbab badef dXXXbb Xgeacf bhhafg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,5,5,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 10011101 10111 0111010 1110 00110111 11010110 001010010 111101101 0001 1101010101 10010001 00101001 1010001 110100100100 11001001010 111011 11001 100101 110001 00100010 010110 1110 110101 01110 1101011 110111010 1101 11 111101 010001011001010 111001010 0010010110010
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 Half Mast Flags;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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