This is an analysis of the poem The Precipitate Cock And The Unappreciated Pearl that begins with:

A rooster once pursued a worm
That lingered not to brave him,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc dbdbeeeX fgfgbfbX bfbfcbcX heheiXiXXcccchfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 1101011 01010101 0101011 11010111 1101110 01010100 1100010 11010100 0100010 01011101 1111010 01010111 1100010 11110001 1101111 01011101 0100010 11110101 1101110 01011101 1111010 11010101 0101010 11010101 0101010 01010101 0101010 11110101 1111010 11010101 0101010 01010101 1100010 11011111 0100010 11110101 01001110 00010111 01010110 01011101 1101110 01110101 1101010 11011111 1100010 11110101 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Precipitate Cock And The Unappreciated Pearl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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