This is an analysis of the poem The Beggar that begins with:
By gates of an abode, blessed,
A man stood, asking for donation,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcXcaXdcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101011 011101010 0101001 110111010 11110101 110101010 110111 000111110 11110111 01011110 11110111 010011010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 419
- Average number of words per stanza: 75
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Beggar;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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