This is an analysis of the poem A Cat that begins with:

She had a name among the children;
But no one loved though someone owned...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bXbX Xbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 11111111 010101111 11010101 001100101 110101000 110111111 11110101 11110010 1101011 11010111 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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