This is an analysis of the poem Peekaboo: Three Songs For The Nursery that begins with:

The longer thou livest, the more fool thou.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a bcbX dXdX X AaeeA FfccF XXcccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,1,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100111 1 1111110101 0110011 1111110111 11110 1011110111 010100 1100101011 11110 1 1101 111101 01010111 010101001 1101 1101 110001 11010101 11110111 1101 1 111110101 101010101 101110101 1001001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Peekaboo: Three Songs For The Nursery;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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