This is an analysis of the poem The White Mans Burden that begins with:
Lost in the forest, I broke off a dark twig
and lifted its whisper to my thirsty lips:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XaXb cXXX XacXccb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 10010111011 11001001101 10010100110 0111011 1001101 11100110101 01101110 10111010001 10000101010101 1101101010 1111101 101000111101 1101011110111 11110101001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; by is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The White Mans Burden;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Pablo Neruda
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxxiv (You Are The Daughter Of The Sea)
- Analysis of Ode To Wine
- Analysis of Puedo Escribir