This is an analysis of the poem Too Brave Are Those Orphaned that begins with:

Too brave are those orphaned by a society.
And unaccustomed to display their fears....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXX cbXdc bbXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111110100100 1101000111 11111111001010 10100111 101101010001 111011001 0010100001010 101110101 0100100101 001010111101 11111011100 0010011 010101011001 1101101000011 1010111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, they are repeated.

    The author used the same word too at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Too Brave Are Those Orphaned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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