This is an analysis of the poem Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016) that begins with:

The pressures of fame.
And labelled with a notoriety, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacc defgccgbcXf hdfiXXgafe XdgjjgicgcX ghgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,10,11,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 1100010100 101111001 110001 110100110 11 01111110 010101 0010101000 10010100100 010001 001010101001 01100100100 111101010 010110000 01101011 01 11 111010101 1010110010001 1100100100101 1101011 1010101111 1101 101101 01011010010 10010010111 10010 01010100111 1110101 1010 1 101 11111 11110101 1111010010 1100100010 1 101011011 00010 011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word never is repeated.

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

  • summary of Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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