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

'It's a thing I never done,' said Mike,'it's a thing I call queer'
(Scratching the dingy galley Tom under his starboard ear),...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, ', 'is, 'e, as, me are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words 'e, ye are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Mike And The Cat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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