This is an analysis of the poem Furry Bear that begins with:

If I were a bear,
And a big bear too,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbXbc ddccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001 10111 1111 00111 1111 00111 10111 00110 1111110111 1111010111 110110101011 1111011111 00111011011 11101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; fur, and, brown are repeated.

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

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