This is an analysis of the poem The Monster Of Mr Cogito that begins with:

1
Lucky Saint George ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: X Xabc dd XcXde fggg eDh Xhic cd bc bj bcXcchh gh gkk lg mb X XlL khX Xm ld Xj lfbLk cibb lhll Xb gk eDh lacc gXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,2,5,4,3,4,2,2,2,7,2,3,2,2,1,3,3,2,2,2,5,4,4,2,2,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1011 00110 10100101 011100010 011000100 000101001000 10100 0001010 11001 100010 10011 11000100001 1001 101 1 11 1110 01000100 010010100 11100 00100001 011010 001101010 1110010 0101 001 01100 11 0011010101 101011 111 00001010 00101010 1001 110001 11001001 101010 101 01010001 10101 01000100010 0010 001011 1010 1 1000101 111010 0010 1101001 1010 101 0100101 01001101 100110 1010100 111100 011101 10100110 111010101 11101 0010 111 111111 0001010 10001 001110 110010 10101 101010 01010 101100 011011001 11 11010010 101 1110 0110100 101001010 001010 01010 1001 0110 010010 1101010110 10100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 29
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 66
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 87
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, monster are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, with, sudden are repeated.

    The author used the same words through, it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines exists, monster are repeated).

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

  • summary of The Monster Of Mr Cogito;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Zbigniew Herbert