This is an analysis of the poem Laughter that begins with:
I Laugh at Life: its antics make for me a giddy games,
Where only foolish fellows take themselves with solemn aim....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabbccXX bbccddaa eeffXXee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110101110101 11010101010101 11111100110111 1101000110111 11010111110111 11010101110111 11110111111111 11010101010111 11011101010101 11110100011101 11011101110101 11110101010101 11111101010101 01010101110101 10111101010001 11010111110101 11110101010101 01110101110101 110001001110101 11110111110111 11110101110101 111101000101000 11110101010001 11010101010001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 460
- Average number of words per stanza: 87
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; at, and, who, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word at is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Laughter;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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