This is an analysis of the poem Dunce that begins with:
At school I never gained a prize,
Proving myself the model ass;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd cacaaeae fcfcgcgX ghghdbdb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110101 10110101 11110101 11111101 11001111 11110001 11010101 11010101 11111101 10110101 11010101 11010101 11001111 01011101 11110011 01010001 11010111 01010111 11011101 11010111 11010011 100010101 110011111 1101111100 11111111 11011101 11111111 11110101 01110101 11010101 100100101 11110100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word for is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Dunce;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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