This is an analysis of the poem On Man that begins with:
They gagged his mouth,
Bound his hands to the rock of the dead...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcXXdde cabcdXXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 101001001 11100 11011110 11000011 111 1110101001 10111 11100 1101011101 1011 0010111110 110101 101101 0010111 1100101 0111010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; his is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of On Man;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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