This is an analysis of the poem Stupidity that begins with:
Stupidity, woe's anodyne,
Be kind and comfort me in mine;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XXaabb ccddbb eeccff eXggffX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001100 01110101 11010011 11111101 10011111 1101 01001101 01010101 11010100 01011101 11010111 0101 01001011 01010011 11010101 01010101 11010111 1001 01001100 01110110 10010110 11010101 11010100 11011101 0100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.
The author used the same word stupidity 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 Stupidity;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
