This is an analysis of the poem Three Little Children that begins with:

Three little children
On the wide wide earth, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAbcAdAdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 10111 10010 11011 11010 11010 10111 10010 11110 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Three Little Children;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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