This is an analysis of the poem Voices that begins with:
NOW I make a leaf of Voices--for I have found nothing mightier than
they are,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaX bcXaX bXcbb XXbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,5,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010101111101001 11 11111111010100001 110001111101110 10010101001111011 10 101010011000101101 0101 1110110 10010010110100010 1 11110011011101011 0100111 1111111011010 01111101000110101 011111010001111 10001010011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word until is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Voices;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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