This is an analysis of the poem The Voice Of The Negro that begins with:

All ye nations, pause a moment! listen to the Negro's voice,
Coming up from all vocations where his life has made a choice!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX bbcc ccbb ddaa eecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111010101000101 101010101011101 100111101110101 001010101011101 011010101110101 011000101110101 0110100101010101 001111101010101 101000101010011 100010101010101 001010101010101 101010101110111 1010101011110101 111001101010101 111010101110101 011010101010101 101111101110001 111010101011001 111010100010001 111001100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you'll, if, with, of, or, as, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words if, as are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Voice Of The Negro;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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