This is an analysis of the poem Self-Portrait that begins with:
He wants to be
a brutal old man, ...
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: XaabX cXabb XXXbb acaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100 01011 101011 11110 10100011 111101 100101 010011 1100010 010010001 1101 01001 111010 10110 110001010 1111 011001 0101 1101 1111100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Self-Portrait;
- 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.
