This is an analysis of the poem Jimmy Brown (A Tribute) that begins with:

Jimmy Brown.
Young, Black and gifted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdefaa eXgfhXb XdadcXXXcdij X bak XdX diaigddb eaX hXejehke acX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,12,1,3,3,8,3,8,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11110 111100 01001001 010111001 011101 0100100 101010 11011 110001 010100 011001 11100 00010 011000 0011011 0110110 0111101 10101 00101001 101 1011 011 1110001 1001 0010110 11100100 1011101 101111 1010 10101010 1110111 100011 11010001 1011 1 1010 111 101010 10001001 1111 1110111 10111 1101 11010 1010111 0101 1011 11101 10111 10110111 1010100 11011 0101010 11 1101 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; brown is repeated.

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

  • summary of Jimmy Brown (A Tribute);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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