This is an analysis of the poem Prologue that begins with:
There is a poetry that speaks
Through common things: the grasshopper,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbbcbcc cdcdXedee dcdccbcbb ededdfdfX dbdbbabaX Xgeggdgdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10010011 11010110 10011111 11010011 10010111 010111101 11000101 110100111 01010010101 11011101 110010111 11000101 11010001 01011101 11010001 11010111 110111001 01010011001 01111101 01111001 11011001 110100101 01010101 11011101 010100001 10010111 0101010101 01110101 01010111 010101001 110101001 11010001 01011101 11010001 01010001 1100110001 10110101 11010101 11111011 01011101 01110101 01010101 11110111 01011101 1101111010 010111010 01011101 111101111 110100101 11110101 01010111 11010101 11010101 1111111111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
- Average number of words per stanza: 61
- Amount of lines: 54
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words those, the are repeated.
The author used the same word the 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 Prologue;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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