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

As I go forth from fair to mart
With racket ringing,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efXfegeX hihiigig jbjbefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 01010 11011011 11110 11110001 11110 01010101 11010 11111101 11110 11010100 11110 11010001 11110 11010101 01000 11101101 01010 11110101 11110 11110101 01110 11010101 01010 11111101 01010 11111101 11010 01010111 010010 11010101 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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