This is an analysis of the poem Martyr that begins with:

He with weak fantasies,
Delivered from bended knees......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbXXcadefdcdfecadfXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100 0100101 101 010 001001 1010111 010101 11000110100 1000100 110101 1101 1010 01 110011100 01 10 00110101 01100 111 0101 01010100 111101001 1111 10010 0100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 580
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Martyr;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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