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

I knew three sisters,--all were sweet;
Wishful to wed was I,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbX dXdXbcbX dedebcbX fgfgbhbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 100111 11011101 0101001 11011111 11010100 11011100 01010 11010111 1111010 10111101 0111010 11110111 11010 10101110 01100 01011101 1101010 01010111 0101010 10110111 11010 11010000 00110 10111111 0101 11111101 0101 11010101 0101 01010000 0011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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