This is an analysis of the poem Little Elfie that begins with:
I have a puppet-jointed child,
She's but three half-years old;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc XdXXd efef gbgb hihi hdhd hehe acXc bXbfXicic
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 111101 11010111 011111 11010101 111111 100100111 111111 10010011 010101 11111110 10111 1 01110101 110101 11010111 010101 10110111 010101 100100001 101100 11110101 010111 10011101 110100 11010101 011111 10010101 111011 11010011 110111 01010111 110101 11010011 111111 110100100 1100011 11011101 1100010 11011111 0100100 111110101 011001 11011001 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word sleep is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase anon connects the lines.
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- summary of Little Elfie;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by George MacDonald
- Analysis of Lessons For A Child
- Analysis of Going To Sleep
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