This is an analysis of the poem Allegiances that begins with:
It is time for all the heroes to go home
if they have any, time for all of us common ones...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaab XXbX cdcd aaXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 00111010011 0111011101101 011011011 111 1001101010010 1101101111 11011101 010001110 11111011101 1110010101 0101011111 111010 0110111101 11011101001 11010101100111 111101101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Allegiances;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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