This is an analysis of the poem The Duel that begins with:
The gingham dog and the calico cat
Side by side on the table sat;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbaaaaa XXcXddccc cXaaeecaa aaffggacc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101101011 11110101 1111111111 1111101101 011110011 01011111 11100001001 11011101 1110110011 0101110110 10101101110 0111011011 010101101 1011100101 10010101 10111001001 11010101 101110101 00111101 1110111110 10101101011 10011101 010100111 0010011101 11101011011 11010101 111100011 11010111 11110111 11111001 11011101 101010111 00111101 111110101 01110111 11011101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
- Average number of words per stanza: 66
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; and is repeated.
The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Duel;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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