This is an analysis of the poem The Poor Man that begins with:

Today this poor man
Begs you once again,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba XXaX Xbcc XXXX XXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 11101 111100 101001 01011 1111010 11001 10111 011010 101100 0101010 01001001 1101 001001011 110001011 010001 1011101011 1111 11011 10111 010011110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word for is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Poor Man;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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