This is an analysis of the poem The Germ Chaser that begins with:

I knew a careful lady once
Who read a book by Dr. Bunce,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbccbbddee ffggffffhhff ccaXiijjffkk llkkXXcckkll
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11011101 01010011 11010111 01110111 11011111 11011111 01001101 01110101 01111011 10011100 01110101 01010111 11100101 01011001 01011101 01111101 01110001 110110101 11111000 11110001 01111101 11101111 11111111 011101011 11110101 11110110 110101001 11110111 01011101 11011101 11110101 11010101 01100111 11111001 11010101 11000111 11110001 11110101 01010101 11110101 01110101 01001101 10011101 10110111 01110001 10110101 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 421
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; to, and, she are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Germ Chaser;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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