This is an analysis of the poem Proclamation For My Father In 1965 that begins with:

Whereas time has caught up with me and the boiler
broken down again, and day after day it snows and snows...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc deX fadX ebg bbbb egd cgeXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,3,4,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011111011010 10101111010111 11110110001 111011110110110 010111001001110001 1010101010101 1100111001010101 01111100111110 1001111111010 111011101010101 11011010111001 111000100100110101 01110100001110 111101010111 0111011001010 001001111011 01010100101 01110101 1110111100111 0111101111 01101010011101 11000110110010 0111011001011110 0111010110111 0101101010101 01011101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, day, paddy are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Proclamation For My Father In 1965;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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