This is an analysis of the poem Preacher Needs More Ram that begins with:
I took the modem off the podium...
Just before the preacher sneezed! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXccXbX DEFXCBBA BAFB BABA BAFB BABA DEFXCBBA X BAFBBABA X BAFBBABA BABABA AAA XggX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,4,4,4,8,1,8,1,8,6,3,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101010100 1010101 11010001 0011101 11011011 1011111 11111111 11110011 11010101 001010 11010011 11100010 1101011111110 1010001 0010101 11 0001001 1010111 11010111 10101010 0001001 1010111 11 11110010 0001001 1010111 11010111 10101010 0001001 1010111 11 11110010 11010101 001010 11010011 11100010 1101011111110 1010001 0010101 11 111 0001001 1010111 11010111 10101010 0001001 1010111 11 11110010 100 0001001 1010111 11010111 10101010 0001001 1010111 11 11110010 11 11110010 11 11110010 11 11110010 11110010 11110010 11110010 1001 1101011001111 1110101010 111110100
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 71
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; and, to, what, i, with, modem are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, i are repeated.
The author used the same words i, i'm at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines modem is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word modem at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Preacher Needs More Ram;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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