This is an analysis of the poem Not On It that begins with:
The new chum's polo pony was the smartest pony yet --
The owner backed it for the Cup for all that he could get. ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaabbbX ccca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01110101010101 01010101111111 01010101010111 1110 01110111110001 01110110011101001 010001011110101 11110 11110111010101 010101001110101 01010111111101 1110
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
- Average number of words per stanza: 58
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 10
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Not On It;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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