This is an analysis of the poem Little Wrangles that begins with:

Lord, we've had our little wrangles, an' we've had our little bouts;
There's many a time, I reckon, that we have been on the outs;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb ccddee ffaagg hhiibb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101111101 110011101110101 110010101110101 11011111010001 111010101011110 101110101010111 11011101010111 111111101011101 111110101111101 1110101001011100 101011101111111 11110101010100 11111100011101 11010100010001 111011101111101 011010101110100 11111101110111 101010100010111 101000100111111 101010111110101 001110111110101 111011101110101 111111101110110 11010101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 371
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (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; an' is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Little Wrangles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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