This is an analysis of the poem Grandpere that begins with:

Old Grandpere gat in the corner,
With his grandchild on his knee,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XbcX deee afdf eccc XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 0011101 101101010 10100101 11001010 011101 111011011 1110111 01011110 1110101 110101110 0100100 11001010 11001001 101011010 1111100 11011010 0101001 111101010 10110101 10101010 0110101 111101110 10100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; his is repeated.

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

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

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

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