This is an analysis of the poem Bric-A-Brac that begins with:

Little things that no one needs --
Little things to joke about -- ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaeaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010001 1111101 1011101 1110011 1110101 110101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; little, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word little is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Bric-A-Brac;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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