This is an analysis of the poem Rabbit Story that begins with:

Our friend, Mr. Romley,
He told the tale homley,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbccXXccddccaaXXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 110110 11101 101001 01001 10101 101111 111001 1111101 101001 1111110 1100010 101111 111001 1101011 101111 101101 110101 001001 101011 111010 00110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 570
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

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

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