This is an analysis of the poem The Grasshopper that begins with:
Happy insect, what can be
In happiness compared to thee?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeaaffggaaaahhhXiiggeeXcjj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1011110 01000101 1010001 01010101 1010111 1110111 11010111 1011101 1111111 100101001 1011111 1010101 10101001 0110101 1111111 1011111 11100001 11110001 01010101 1010011 11010101 1000101 11011101 10001110 01011011 10110111 1011101 11011101 11111111 110100101 01001110 10010100 1001101 1100101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1076
- Average number of words per stanza: 181
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 all is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase thou connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Grasshopper;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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