This is an analysis of the poem Testimonies that begins with:
“Others at their porches ...”
1. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a Xbbcbc Xcbbda Xbeaaa Xfaeaf XgXcdg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101110 1 11011101 11011001 010101001111 010111110111 110100001 1 11011111 0100010011 111001010101 01011101 01101010011 1 10110111 110101110101 1101001101 01110011 110100110101 1 11011100 1101110100 1001010111001 110101010101 011011110101 1 110101010001 11011101 0111010101 011001011101 100101100101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Testimonies;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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