This is an analysis of the poem The Frog that begins with:

Who am I but the Frog--the Frog!
My realm is the dark bayou,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcb dedefe fdfdgd hihiXi jkjkck glgldl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1100110 11100101111 1010110 10100100101 10100111 11110101 1010111 010110101 1101101 1011110101 0011101 11100101 100111 1110100111 10100101 1111100111 0011101 011111111 11110101 110010111 0010101 10101001001 1010101 111110101 1110101 111110111 0011101 110011101 1100111 011011111 01110111 1011110111 1100101 101111101 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Frog;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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