This is an analysis of the poem Igo And Ago that begins with:

We're The Twins from Aunt Marinn's,
Igo and Ago.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAbX aAaX XAXX cAcX XAXX dAdX cAXX bXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 10101 1110101 101110 1111111 10101 10101111 101110 1110110 10101 1111011 101110 1111101 10101 1110111 101110 10111101 10101 1111001 101110 1110101 10101 0110111 101110 1110101 10101 1110011 101110 1011111 10110 1011110 101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; he is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words dago, ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Igo And Ago;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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