This is an analysis of the poem Master Of Basicness that begins with:

Just because they have shown him love and respect...
And treat him as if he already leads....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdaebcfcaegFAE FAE FAE hgdgfXc acXabea aicaiXihg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,3,3,7,7,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111111101 1111010101 0111101000100 1011 110 11010100 10110010100101 11010101010 1001000100 11111 01 1 0011001 101 1111000101 111 11001 1111000101 111 11001 1111000101 111 11001 11001010100100 00101010 11111101010101110 11 111111101100101 11011001010 01101010111100101 11010101 110101100101 100100100 11010101 10101101 0101010 111101 1101010001 001010 1010100 10011010010001 1010011001010 010100111 110010 111100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; who is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

    The author used the same words they, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word misunderstood at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Master Of Basicness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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