This is an analysis of the poem The Circus that begins with:
Hey, there! Hoop-la! the circus is in town!
Have you seen the elephant? Have you seen the clown?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbaa ccaacc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1111010001 111010011101 111010110101 111010110101 1110100110111 1111010001 111110101 101010110101 1010100010011 010101010100101 10101001011101 111110101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; seen, have, you, hoop, la, hey, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word have is repeated.
The author used the same word hey at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Circus;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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