This is an analysis of the poem The Story Of Augustus Who Would Not Have Any Soup that begins with:

Augustus was a chubby lad;
Fat, ruddy cheeks Augustus had;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaa bbBB ccddbBB eedXXBb ffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,7,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11010101 11010101 0111101 11111111 11010111 11111101 11110101 11010101 11110101 11010101 11110101 11111111 01010111 11011111 11010101 11110101 01111101 01011111 110101110 1111110100 11011111 11010101 11110101 11110111 11010101 11010101 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; he, soup, s are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines away is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word today at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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