This is an analysis of the poem House Pets that begins with:

THE white cat is sleeping by the fire,
With her paws tucked under her chin,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc cbXb aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101010 00111001 1011101010 1111110 1000111011 01000111 10110101010 1111111 11111100010 11101110101 111000111010 111101101 111111111110 11000101011 111010111010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her, it, she, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of House Pets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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