This is an analysis of the poem Reproved that begins with:
Flat on their backs like flapjacks.
Rustled and stirred, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABC DBBEEF ABC gX DBBEEF ccXgcXXgcb DBBEEFABC bgbcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,2,6,10,9,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111 1011 1100111 1001101 11101 101101 101100011 1111101 010110 1111111 1011 1100111 1011100100100 101011011100100 1001101 11101 101101 101100011 1111101 010110 110001111010 011010 0100010001 0010010 001100100 111101011100 010111 00110101101110 11011001010101 11100010001011 1001101 11101 101101 101100011 1111101 010110 1111111 1011 1100111 111 001 010101 01111010 10100
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, they, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words as, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Reproved;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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