This is an analysis of the poem Aunty that begins with:

I'm sorry for a feller if he hasn't any aunt,
To let him eat and do the things his mother says he can't....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddccee ffgXbb hhggbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01010100110101 01111101010111 11010100110111 01010101010110 01111101110101 101110100010111 101110101011101 111010101110111 111011101111101 111111111110101 101110101111101 111010101110101 11110110110111 101111111011101 111010101001101 111111101010111 10111101111111 11110101011101 101001101011111 11011101011101 11110101011101 111010101110001 111010101010001 011010100011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, an', she, she's, you, for, me are repeated.

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

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