This is an analysis of the poem Legacies that begins with:
her grandmother called her from the playground
"yes, ma'am" ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbXcaXbXXXXbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0110100011 10100 10110110110101 1010 10101101 0110111 100110101 111101111101 01010101 11 101101101110 00111 101101011 0101010 1100 1100010 1111 111111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 623
- Average number of words per stanza: 105
- Amount of lines: 18
- 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; she is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase that connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Legacies;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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