This is an analysis of the poem Swagger that begins with:

With a walk of pride,
And heads held high....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abXcaaXd b bbdeXefa cXcgXbgfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101 1111 010010011100 11010011100 10001010111 0101001111 110000100111 011010 100110101 011 01111101 0110110101 1111101 1101010100 001000011 1001101010 0101010001 1011111100101 110010101101 00110100 11110100 01 11110101 0101010101010 00111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Swagger;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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