This is an analysis of the poem Legends that begins with:
We've seen them,
Being knocked down....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXabaXbbbX aXXbbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110 1011 110 101010 110 110 10001010 1 101010111010 11010001 111111010 10 1110011011010 00101001110010 00110111101010 111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Legends;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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