This is an analysis of the poem Brian Age Seven that begins with:

Grateful for their tour
of the pharmacy,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdecefa ghhffdha eXdccXgbi fhdhXgehX jgejbXcci
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 00100 0111 11110 11101 00101 101001 110100 0101111 1101110 1010101 1010001 1010100 1010001 0011111 10011 101111 101011 11010101 1011111 0100111 1111 10101 01010 0010100 01101 111001 1010001 00111 010011 11100 111 010101 10101 100001 0011011 1010111 00111001 11101101 11010010 11110 111001 0110010 1101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Brian Age Seven;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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