This is an analysis of the poem The Purple Cow: Suite that begins with:

Ah, Yes! I Wrote the 'Purple Cow' -
I'm Sorry, now, I Wrote it! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 0101110 11111101 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; you, i are repeated.

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  • summary of The Purple Cow: Suite;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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