This is an analysis of the poem The Slave Dealer that begins with:
From ocean's wave a Wanderer came,
With visage tanned and dun:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababab cbcbcb cdcdcd cecece ededed fdfdfX XcbXbc gdgdgX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010101001 010111 01011101 110111 11010111 1011111 11110001 111001 11010100 110101 11110101 110111 10110111 1100101 11010101 1110001 01011101 110101 10010111011 1010101 011111001 0100101 11101011011 1011101 1010011101 110111 11110101 110101 110111101 110111 101010011 1001111 01110111 110111 11111101 1111010 1010101110 010101 101011111 1111100 111000101 110111 110101001 111101 111100101 110011 11011101 11110100
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; his, and, it are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, it are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines gash is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Slave Dealer;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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