This is an analysis of the poem A Jack-At-All-Views that begins with:

So, Estee, you are still alive! I thought
That you had died and were a blessed ghost... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaabb cacaacdd dadaadee fgfggfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110111 111110011 1111110111 0111011111 0100110101 0101111111 11010101010 11011101111 1101010111 1101111111 1101010011 1100110111 0101010111 11110001111 01011101010 11110101010 1101101001 0100010101 0111011101 1101010001 1101010101 1111111101 11010101010 11110001010 1111011111 11011100001 1101010111 1111110111 010010110001 1101011101 01010101010 11010011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 343
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; you, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Jack-At-All-Views;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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