This is an analysis of the poem Prologue that begins with:

I’m many-sided.
I’m overworked, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefaaabghbbiXdchhjjkjegehkidffXakhhXbhaakXfXfIgfeIeXafXXfiXXehhX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 67,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1101 1101 1101 11110 1110110 110 111 101010 110 11110010 11101010101 0101 010001 1111 101010111 1001010001 11010001 1111 1010111 11110 110 1110 110110011 1110101 1111010 1100010100 011011 000100 111011010111 110110 110 110101 1001010 1101 1100010 101001101 11100 101111 11010101 1011 11001 110101101 11110100101 1110100 1110 010010011 1101101 11 0111010 1100001 1101 11 0011100001 110100101 11001110101 1 1101 1001011101 1101001010 1111 101101 0110 110101 1000111101 101000 011111 1 010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1088
  • Average number of words per stanza: 168
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, from, and are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Prologue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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