This is an analysis of the poem Curly Locks that begins with:

_Curly Locks! Curly Locks! wilt thou be mine?
Thou shalt not wash the dishes, nor yet feed the swine,--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABB Aacc Aadd Bbee BbffXAABB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011101 111101011101 11101011011 11011101011 1011011101 01011001001 101001011011 001001101011 111101011101 11111011001 101001011010 101011011011 11101011011 11111011101 01011101011 101011101011 11011101011 001001001001 111011111011 11011001011 1011011101 111101011101 11101011011 11011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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, of, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word curly at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Curly Locks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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