This is an analysis of the poem The Manlet that begins with:
In stature the Manlet was dwarfish--
No burly, big Blunderbore he;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXX XbXbXcXc XdXdXbXb efefegeg hihiXdXd XjXjeaea ckcklmlm icicjjjX lnlnXbXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010010110 11011001 1110011011 010011101 111110110 11011011 1110010010 11101 1111010010 111011011 1010010010 01011001 1111010010 11011011 0011010010 11001 1010011010 11011001 1010111010 1110001 1010011010 101001101 1010011010 11011 1110010110 011010011 1010110110 11011011 110011110 11001101 110010010 11001 110011011 11101011 1010010011 01101111 1000111110 101001111 1111010010 01001 111011110 101101001 1110011010 1011100001 1011011010 111011001 1110011010 11001 110011010 11101001 1010010010 111001001 1111110010 01011011 1110010010 01001 1010110010 101011001 1010110010 11001111 0010010010 111001111 1111011010 11110 1110010010 101011011 1010010110 111001001 110010010 01111001 111110010 01001
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 72
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she, and, where, by, him, her, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, where, they, let, and, he are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Manlet;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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