This is an analysis of the poem Parental Recollections that begins with:

A child's a plaything for an hour;
Its pretty tricks we try... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XcXc dddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010111110 010111 11110101 1101101 11111001 110101 11110101 10011 11000101 110101 11011101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for is repeated.

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

  • summary of Parental Recollections;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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