This is an analysis of the poem Martin’s Puzzle that begins with:
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There she goes up the street with her book in her hand, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bcbcdede X fbfbgfgf X bhbhfbfb X gigijejX a ekekbaba a lmlmXfgf X nonofcfc X ogogbfbf X bfbfbaba eXfmfmgfgf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,10,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1 111101001001 100101011111 101111011101 111111011001 11101011101 01111101001 11011011001 11011011101 1 101001101001 101001001111 101111101101 01101001101 11101111011 01011011101 001001111001 111011011111 1 101011111101 111010001001 010011011001 11001001101 10110100101 110110110001 111010110011 01101011001 1 1010110110110 011011011011 11101001011 111101011001 01111001101 11011011001 01111111011 111110110110 1 111101011011 101111101101 111100011011 10011101001 101001010011 11101101001 111111001001 11011011001 1 111011011011 011011101011 100001111101 101101111101 00011011000 11001001001 11011111001 11011011111 1 101001110101 011000111011 11111001011 001011011001 101101001101 111111011001 001001101010 111001101011 1 101001111001 11111011001 101101011001 11101101101 001011001111 01011011101 101001011011 01111111111 1 101010111111 101011001001 111001101001 01001011011 101011001001 101001111111 01011101011 01011101001 1 1010111010001 11111011001 101001011001 111011001011 001011011011 01001001001 01101011011 11111001001
- Amount of stanzas: 20
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 90
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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; her, to, i, it's are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Martin’s Puzzle;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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