This is an analysis of the poem The Frog that begins with:

Be kind and tender to the Frog,
And do not call him names,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXa bcbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110001 111111 11011101 111101 11011111 11101 01010100 010111 11000101 010111 11110101 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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

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