This is an analysis of the poem Procreation that begins with:

It hurts my pride that I should be
The issue of a night of lust;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXXb cdcdbb aeaeff dgdghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01111110 01000101 11010101 01010101 11101100 110101 11011001 11010101 11110001 11010011 01011111 10011001 10010101 10110100 11010111 11100101 01010101 01100101 11110101 11011111 01011101 11000101 11010010 101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of, or are repeated.

    The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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