This is an analysis of the poem Here that begins with:
I am a man now.
Pass your hand over my brow. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb XXX ccc bbb aaa ddd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011 1111011 111011011 11101 0111111 01111101 101011 1111001 10001101 111111 00101101 0011101 111101 11011111 1111111 111101 011011 010111001 001101 110101001 1111011
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The author used the same words i, why 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 Here;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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