This is an analysis of the poem Raped By Grandeur that begins with:

Raped by grandeur...
And images too pomped and circumstanced, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXdebabdfefggcg gX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 110011011000 11111 110101110 100110 0011111 1101 1001011 1111 01100111 11011101 1010111 1110101 11100101 111 1110101 11011110 0101001111 11 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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 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.

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  • summary of Raped By Grandeur;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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