This is an analysis of the poem Gust Becos I Cud Not Spel that begins with:

Gust becos I cud not spel
It did not mean I was daft...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XbXX baXa XcXc XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 0011111 101011110 10010 11110100 110111 1001101 11 1001011 1111001 111101 1110011 0101010110 110111 11010110 111010101 1101101111 1000000011 111011110 11100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; he is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Gust Becos I Cud Not Spel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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