This is an analysis of the poem Members Of A Tribe that begins with:

With values wished to relive,
As a treasure expected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbabbb XacXXXacbX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001 1010010 011010001 1101001 111011 011010 101010101 01001001 011010010 10100101 10101010 11010101 110001000 1001010010 110010010 100010101 1110010010 011001010 1011100 10011100 100110001 10 10100101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase thoughtlessness connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Members Of A Tribe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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