This is an analysis of the poem The Bumps And Bruises Doctor that begins with:

I'm the bumps and bruises doctor;
I'm the expert that they seek...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcbXdXd efefXgdgXAdddcfef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111010 0010111 11111010 1011111 00101010 10101001 00110000 1111101 11101011 1110101 11101010 0110101 10101110 0010011 11101110 1000101 00111010 11101001 11101010 1011101 10101110 0001100 1111110 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i'm, i, and are repeated.

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  • summary of The Bumps And Bruises Doctor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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