This is an analysis of the poem Ma And The Auto that begins with:

Before we take an auto ride Pa says to Ma: 'My dear,
Now just remember I don't need suggestions from the rear....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXX bbaXcX XXccXX bXbbaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01111101110111 11010111010001 01011111110111 11111101111111 01011100110011 11110101010010 11001111111101 11110001010101 11011111111111 11111101111111 11111111010101 11011101110001 01010111110101 11111001110101 110111010111111 01110111111101 11111101110010 11111101110101 01110101110101 11010101110111 11011101010001 11110101110111 11111101111111 01110101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 365
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and, ', i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Ma And The Auto;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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