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

Week after week it shrank and shrank
as the fierce drought fiend drank and drank,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddaXXX eeddff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 10111111 11011101 011 11010101 10010101 111111 0101001001 1010101 0110 11110101 10010100 0101011 10010101 11001011 011 10110001 010100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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