This is an analysis of the poem Jim that begins with:
Who ran away from his Nurse and was eaten by a Lion
There was a Boy whose name was Jim;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bbbbccddee ddccffgg hheeiiiieeX gaabbaXjjkkbbcc ggiiXcccll
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,8,11,15,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110100111101010 11011111 01010001 11111111 11000101 1100101 11010001 11110111 11011001 11010101 01111101 111111101 11110111 11010101 01110001 101101010 110111110 11001101 11011101 11010111 01010101 11000101 01010101 11010101 11111111 11110001 11110111 11010111 11010100 11011101 01010101 11011111 01010100 10110111 11010101 10110101 11111101 01010101 11010101 11010001 10010101 11111101 01010101 01010101 01000111 11010101 01011111 01011101 11011101 11111111 01011101 11010101 01010001 11110101 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
- Average number of words per stanza: 59
- Amount of lines: 55
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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, he, your, ponto are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, he, no, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Jim;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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