This is an analysis of the poem Showmanship that begins with:
I thank you for that depiction,
And description given to others......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXabXXX aXcXcXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111010 101010010 0010011011 1101101 11101 01101010 110101 0110100 0111110100 10101010 1111010 10101010 010101100 10101101 11010010 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 16
- 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; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Showmanship;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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