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

As I go and shop, sir!
If a car I stop, sir! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaab ccdaad eefaafXaafaaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 001111 11101 111011 101111 11101 101010 001010 11111 111011 111111 11101 011110 111010 10111 1011111 111111 11101 001011 101001 11111 0110011 0101111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines sir is repeated).

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

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

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