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

Mike's a Jonah, an out-and-outer
As ever signed in a Hebrew spouter;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbb ccddXeff gghhbb iieeaX jjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,6,6,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011110 1101001010 10100101 10110101 10101101 11001101 111011110 1011001110 10101111 10101101 10011101 10000111 011101011 1010111111 100111110 011110010 11111110 11111101 1111111 111010110 111001001 001000101 1011101010 111101110 1111110101 0101101011 0101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ships, and, all, old are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Cicely Fox Smith