This is an analysis of the poem Cinderella that begins with:

A lonely child with toil o’ertaxed,
Sits Cinderella by the fire;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacdcd bdbddcdc ececfdfd gcgchaha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101100 110101010 01010001 100101010 11010101 01011101 11111101 11010001 11010101 10110111 11010011 11010000 10100101 11010111 11101011 11010101 11111101 01010111 01010101 01010101 11011111 01010101 11110111 01010101 01100101 11011101 11011101 01010101 11011101 010011010 11000101 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, and are repeated.

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

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

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