This is an analysis of the poem Mohandas Karamchand that begins with:

“Generations to come will scarcely
believe that such a one as this walked...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd eeXe eefe fXce begg eXfe eeee eeae eXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010 011101101 010111 1010 111 010101 11100 100101 1101101 1101011 1111101011 110110101 11111111 111010100 1010100101 11111 110110101 11111011 0101110111 111111111 111101001 111111010 11111101 01101111 1111011 11111101 01110111 00101010111 11110101 11011101 10111110 1010101 1010111111 1100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; who, ram, you, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

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

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