This is an analysis of the poem I Have a Terrible Cold that begins with:

I have a terrible cold,
And everyone knows how terrible colds...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbbXdde bXac cXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 1101111001 10011000101 11011 111010101 11100111011 1101010 1010101010 01111011001010 11101110101 111101010 110101111101 11110111111111 110110110110101 100111010010 100 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of I Have a Terrible Cold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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