This is an analysis of the poem Jack-In-The-Box that begins with:
_(Grandfather, musing.)_
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X abbbXcbbddcc eebbffeeabb bebgg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,12,11,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010 01011100 111100101 10011001 01010111 110111010 100001001 01111101 11111101 111111001 11110101 11000111 11010101 01111101 11110111 10111111 110001111 11010111 010101111 11011101 11011101 10011100 10011101 01111111 11111111 11111111 0101011 11011101 01101101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Jack-In-The-Box;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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