This is an analysis of the poem Guess that begins with:
There is a certain Yankee phrase
I always have revered,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX XaXaadaX dedefdfd aeaeadaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10010101 111101 11101101 011101 01010001 110101 00010111 010111 01010101 010101 01110111 011101 11010011 110101 10110011 110111 11010101 011101 11010101 000111 110100011 010101 10111101 111111 11001101 110101 110110001 110101 11010101 010001 11110111 010111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Guess;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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