This is an analysis of the poem A Home-Made Fairy Tale that begins with:

Bud, come here to your uncle a spell,
And I'll tell you something you mustn't tell--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeffbbccccaXccdXXXggccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011001 1111101101 100101111 11011001001 1100101001 00101111011 1011111111 10111111 111010101 101100111 11100111 0101101111 110101111 1110100110 111101101 11001001001 111010101111 0101110111 1111101001 100100100 110110111 01001101011 1111011001 11111001 1100100101 110010011 01010101 01011101 1010100101 1110110111 1111101110 0110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 257
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; and, to, tell, you, as are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Home-Made Fairy Tale;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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