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

Little Gorilla, why do you look so sad? . . .
Are you thinking about the glorious times that you had...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddaaaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010111111 11100101001111 00101001011111 1010101001001 10101100110101 1011110011101 111001101101001 1111001001111 100100111111 111111111011 11100101011001 1001010011111 0110001101011 10010111111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 762
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, in, and are repeated.

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