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

Is nobility something one claims...
Or is one ordained to sit high in places? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbaaabbbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001011 10101011010 011110010111 11110101 111011 10001011010001 1110101011 010100110 01010001 101111001110 1110110001001 0101101001101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 519
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; one, to are repeated.

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

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

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