This is an analysis of the poem Fore-Warning that begins with:
I'd rather be the Jester than the Minstrel of the King;
I'd rather jangle cap and bells than twang the stately harp;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11000101010001 11010111110101 11010101010101 11110001110101 11000101101111 11111111 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
- Average number of words per stanza: 70
- Amount of lines: 7
- Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i'd, rather, than are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i'd is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Fore-Warning;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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