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

Children
Pray dearest mother if you please... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabbccXd X bbeeXaaaddbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 11010011 11110101 01000101 01111100 110100110 110101010 10101100 110101010 10 11010111 11111101 1101001001 011111000 11010101 11110101 11010111 11010101 010101110 111101010 11010111 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Dialogue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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