This is an analysis of the poem The Telegraph Operator that begins with:
I will not wash my face;
I will not brush my hair;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcD efefghgh aiaijiji Kakabebe bdbdlblb mmmmnenX ijijnini nknKjcjcXkfkfbdbD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101111 101111 11000101 111101 101111 101111 110100 010101 111111 011001 111011 010101 110101 111111 110111 110111 110111 011101 011101 011101 011101 010101 011101 111101 110101 100101 110111 110101 100111 101101 110101 110111 101001 1011001 100101 100101 101111 101111 100101 100101 010101 110101 010101 100101 110101 010111 111001 01011100 110101 110111 110011 110101 011101 010101 010101 111101 1111001 111101 110101 110101 111111 111101 111101 110111 111111 110101 010101 1111001 111001 110111 11110111 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 72
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, alone, and, used, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, nothing, and, the, oh, just, voices, a, god are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Telegraph Operator;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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