This is an analysis of the poem Jump Rope that begins with:
There is menace
in its relentless course, round and round,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcb XXdce bcdXb XXeea Xa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010 000101111 0101010 1101001011 001010 101101011 01101 10101010 1011001010010 11011010 01000101 001101010 11010111 11011110 1100010 010101 1110 0010101 0110010 01101 010110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word her is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Jump Rope;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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