This is an analysis of the poem The Stepmother that begins with:
First she come to our house,
Tommy run and hid;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbbb abXbXa cdcdee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111011 10111 11001111 111110 11011111 11111111 1111011 111111 11111101 110111 11111101 1111111 11101010 010111 01110100 110001 11110101 11101101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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, we are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.
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- summary of The Stepmother;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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