This is an analysis of the poem This Pig Went To Market that begins with:

THIS pig went to market;
This pig stayed at home; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab aX XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 01111 0110101 10111 01011 111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 55
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; this, pig are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word this at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of This Pig Went To Market;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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