This is an analysis of the poem Highly Favored that begins with:
I will never understand,
Or with intent pretend to comprehend......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXbc ddbXa cebffe efeXe X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,5,1,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1010101 1001010101 1110101 10011001 11100100111 111010110011 11111001 1110110101 111001011101 0010111100011 11011110001 111011 110001011001011 000100100101 0010101101 1111101101010 11011010101 0101010110011 01111100111011 10010010101111 00111000101001011 111110101000
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, to, and, over are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Highly Favored;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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