New England Magazine by Ellis Parker Butler: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem New England Magazine that begins with:

Upon Bottle Miche the autre day
While yet the nuit was early,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acaX cXXX dbdb aXaX aeae fgfg hghg ijij dfdX ieiX kgkg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101011 1101110 111011111 1101110 1101111 1111111 11111111 111100100 11111101 1110110 0110101 1100110 11111101 1111110 11110101 1111010 110111101 1111110 00111101 1011110 11011111 1111010 11010101 0100010 1111001 1101010 111111101 11101010 1100101 010110 11110111 1101111 1011011 1110110 1101101 111110 11111101 1111011 10010101 11001111 110111111 0101010 110111111 11010010 11111101 1111010 11010001 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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 New England Magazine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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