This is an analysis of the poem A Diverted Tragedy that begins with:
Gracie wuz allus a _careless_ tot;
But Gracie dearly loved her doll,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbabbbccdX XebeXbXeb dX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,2,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101100101 11010101 111010101 11111101 1010100111 11111111 11110101 11110101 00011111 11110111 101011111 11010110110 11001111 11111101 11111101 110101111 110101001 1111101010 110100101 11111101 11011111 11111101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
- Average number of words per stanza: 55
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; her, she, ist, an' are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word an' is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Diverted Tragedy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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