This is an analysis of the poem The Gingerbread Man that begins with:
I don't want any doll,
Dolls do nothing for me....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXcdX abdeec beXecX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101 111011 1111101010 001011 101001011 0101010 110101 00101 01101 10111 111111 1110111 0111101 011001 101101 10010111 11011 0101111001 010110100110010101010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Gingerbread Man;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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