This is an analysis of the poem The Lost Leader that begins with:

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Just for a handful of silver he left us,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcXdbdXababefe X bgXggXedbfcfXfbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,1,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11011010111 1101001001 10110110011 1101011101 10010111110 1111111001 11110111010 1011001101 1111111011001 1001101001 1011010110 1111001101 1110110111 11000111011 10110011011 1011001101 1 11110011010 1110011001 1001111010 1101101101 11011011111 11101111110 111010110110 11101110101 110111101101 1101101011 11111010011 1011001001 111111111100 1011111001 111010110111 1001001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 389
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; his, him, us, one, more, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words just, he, one are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Lost Leader;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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