This is an analysis of the poem The Benefactor that begins with:
Those treasured lessons kept,
To remember as having effect......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabaaXXcXd defaXaeaac BbX cXX gX caggfbXab X haBXXhh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,3,3,2,9,1,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110101 001011001 110101010 11111 01 110100010 1 011010100 11001010 0101101100 101110010010 11110001001 00111101 10100010111 1011110 0101111001 01001010100 11111011 11101011001 010010100 1101001110 010101100 1011000111 0110 010101010101000 101000111 11 101111 10101101010100 0101100010 0110001101 10101 1010011001 001010 10110111000 01010100 1110011001 1011 11011101 111 1101001110 0101011000 1011011 11101011 01
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase how connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Benefactor;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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