This is an analysis of the poem The Little Glutton that begins with:
Oh! how this Mary loved to eat,-
It was her chief delight;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaaXbXb Xcac XdXddededdXXecdcffdf gcgcagcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,20,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 010101 111101011 010111 10010101 110111 10111101 110111 010101100 110010 11010101 010101 11011111 1100101 111101110 111111 11110111 110011 11010101 110011 11100111 110101 11100111 010101 11011101 110101 11011101 100101 01111101 111101 01010101 110101 11110101 010101 11010101 110011 01011111 111101 11110111 010100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 43
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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, she are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Little Glutton;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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