This is an analysis of the poem Finnigan's Finish that begins with:

They thought I'd be a champion;
They boasted loud of me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd dcdcebeb fbfbghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100100 110101 01010011 011101 11110101 110101 11100101 010111 01101100 110101 11111100 111011 11000101 110101 11010111 111101 10110101 010101 01111101 011101 11010101 110011 01100101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Finnigan's Finish;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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