This is an analysis of the poem Genius that begins with:

A hundred generations have gone into its making,
With all their love and tenderness, with all their dreams and tears;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101100010 01111100011111 11011101111110 11001100011000 110011101011110 10111101010101 101111011001010 11111100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Genius;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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