This is an analysis of the poem Choosing A Name that begins with:

I have got a new-born sister;
I was nigh the first that kissed her.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbaa acbbddcaeeff ggbbXgaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 11101110 10101010 01001010 11011010 10100010 11011010 11101000 11101110 10101010 11101110 11101010 10100101 1110111 11101010 11101010 1010111 1001101 1011101 1010101 1111111 1101100 1000111 11110101 1010110 1011101 11001010 10111110 10101010 10110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; her, i are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines her is repeated).

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  • summary of Choosing A Name;
  • central theme;
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