This is an analysis of the poem The Little Girl And Her Doll that begins with:

All you do for your children,
For my Doll I do instead,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 1111101 1001010 110111 11111010 1111111 1111010 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Little Girl And Her Doll;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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