This is an analysis of the poem Alphabet Poem that begins with:

A was once an ant,
Tiny,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbbXA abXXbXA aXXXXXa abbbXba cXXXXXc XbXXbXb dbXXXbd aXXXXXa eXXXXe fXXXXbf gbXXbXg abbbbba hXXXXhh iXXXXii gbXbXbg bXXXXb jXXXXj eXbXXe jXXXXXj hXXXhh hbXbbXh kbXXiik hXXXXXh hXXXXXh bbXXbXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,6,6,6,7,6,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 10 10 10 10 0010 101 0110101 10 10 10 10 1110 101 1110101 10 10 10 10 11010 101 1110101 10 10 10 10 11010 101 1110101 10 10 10 10 1010 101 1110101 10 10 10 10 11010 1010 1110111 10 10 10 0110 00110 0111 1110101 10 10 10 10 1110 101 1110101 10 10 10 101010 101 111010010 10 10 10 10 1010 10010 11101011 10 10 10 10 1100 1011 1110101 10 10 10 10 1110 101 1111010 10 1 1 10 1110 1010 101111 10 10 10 10 1100111 1110100 1110101 10 10 10 10 1110 101 11101110 10 10 10 101010 10110 1110101 10 10 10 101010 101 1110101 10 10 10 101010 101 11101010 100 100 100 100 100100 1010 111010101 1000 100 10001000 001 10101 1110101 10 10 10 10 111010 101 100110101 10 10 10 11 111 101 11101011 10 10 10 10 11111 1011 1110101 10 10 10 10 1010 101 111010010 10 10 10 10 1010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 25
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 170
  • Average number of symbols per line: 12 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • summary of Alphabet Poem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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