This is an analysis of the poem The Pinafore that begins with:

When peevish flaws his soul have stirred
To fretful tears for crossed desires,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab aXaX acac dbdb dede bbbb ebeb efef dgdg Xcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 010111010 010000101 11010001 11010111 1100101010 11000101 01001100 11011111 01010101 10010011 11011101 11110101 01010101 111100101 010010101 010010111 000100110 10110101 11010001 01110101 01110101 01010111 11010111 11110101 010010101 11010101 110010101 11010101 100101001 11010101 11000011 11110101 01001101 11000101 01010011 10111101 11110101 11011101 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Pinafore;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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