This is an analysis of the poem The Sign Of A Man that begins with:

It has not yet,
Been declared official......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eeXde efedg eeeehe gdgXiaja ABCDaaXaj XgXggiiX h fgdXdX X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,6,8,9,8,1,6,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 001010 1100001010 1011001011 11111001010 010100100110 00100010010000 1100001 1100101001110 1011101101 101011010 1100101001 10101010 0110010 110110 1010111010101 010011010 111111001 1011001110001 1101110100010 01001 11010100101 101001 010000100011011 1011101010010 0010010111101 11101101 0010100011110001 0111 001010 1100001010 1011001011 01100100001 01011011101 1001010111010 101 1011000100010 1101101011 11 1101100010 011101001 111100101 01101001 0011101 11011010010101 1111 110 01010101001010 1010010 1010001011 11000101 111110 1 101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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, their, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Sign Of A Man;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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