This is an analysis of the poem Poppycock that begins with:
Because he is black,
He believes he is held back....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabcaXdbcadedXddXebfXfedegbdgXbeXa XfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01101 1011011 10 1111 01101 1010 101111011 11 101 01111 11011 111101 11011101 11111 011001 1001001 0101001111 101010 00101010 00101000011100 1110010011010 101100100 1001101 101101101011 100001 1101010 10101100 11000111 11011010 010110101 101110 0010101 10110100011110 01101 111 1001110010 011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 516
- Average number of words per stanza: 85
- Amount of lines: 37
- 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:
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; he, she, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, she are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Poppycock;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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