This is an analysis of the poem Seminar that begins with:
By a show of hands.
How many of you discovered, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbXcdefAdgXhXdbhegffhijidfajchafhAXijXj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 39,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101 11001010 11011000 100010011 100100 0101100 1 10101 11001110010 1101111011 11 111010010000100 010011 1010111111110 1101010010111 11100110 10010 011111 0110100011 110011101 1 10100 110 101100 101011011110101 1101 11101110 1 00101 1110001111 11111100 111010001 101011010 10101 110101011110 101101 1011110011100 11010 1101000101010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1219
- Average number of words per stanza: 217
- Amount of lines: 39
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.
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; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Seminar;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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