This is an analysis of the poem 'Stone The Crows' that begins with:

'Why stone the crows!' 'e sez. 'I like 'er style,
But alwiz, some'ow, women 'ave appeared... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
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  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, i, she'd, an', 'im, to, wot, ' are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she'd, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word 'i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    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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