This is an analysis of the poem Waiting that begins with:

The other frogs consider me aloof
And mock each out-of-season mating call,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbc ddddXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101010101 1111010101 1101111101 1111010100 1101000101 0110011111 1111010101 010101001 0101110111 0111010111 1111011111 0101110100 1110010101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; for is repeated.

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

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

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