This is an analysis of the poem Chiquita that begins with:
Beautiful! Sir, you may say so. Thar isn't her match in the county;
Is thar, old gal,--Chiquita, my darling, my beauty?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabcd efgX eXfdg dfXXh Xfiic ifjbf ijhi XeifdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,5,5,5,4,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10011111100010010 0111010110110 10111110110101 110 11111011010011010 1011101111010010 1011011111010110 1010100111010 1011011111011010 1110111110111 10 10011111110111010 1001011111110010 11101111111011101 1011101110110010 10011111010110110 1011101111011010 111100100110101 11 1011001110111010 1011001110011010 11011011011010010 110110011100100 10 1001001110011010 10110011011110010 1101101111011110 1110100110110100 10 111011111110010 1010001111110110 1101011010010010 111101111110010 111101110111010 1011010110110010 1101011111101110 10 111110011101100 10
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 39
- Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
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; you, her, and, in, to, that are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Chiquita;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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