This is an analysis of the poem My Hero that begins with:

Of all the boys with whom I fought
In Africa and Sicily,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eeeeaXaX cfcfXbXX gegeXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 01001100 11010001 01110100 11110111 01110101 110100101 01001111 11010111 110010111 11010101 11011101 01110111 1111110100 11110101 0101011100 11110101 11100101 11010001 11010101 110110010 111101010 100111010 1111111000 11110101 01100101 11010101 11010101 1001101010 11111101 11110101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, he are repeated.

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

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

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