This is an analysis of the poem Sultan that begins with:

If I were promised safety,
if I could meet the Sultan ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXbbXXXbabXabaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 0111010 11101111010 11101111001 1111001101 11 110 111101 110011 1010111 111101011 110 0111001111 01110011101 1010 1110011 111010 111011 011110 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 569
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i, their are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words if, their, because are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines sultan is repeated).

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

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

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