This is an analysis of the poem A Humble Appeal that begins with:

She was a pretty, nicely mannered mare,
The children's pet, the master's pride and care, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd aacc eeff gghhXffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101010101 0101010111 0101010111 1101110001 0101010001 11001010101 1101111111 1101011101 1111110101 0101000101 1111010111 1101010001 1111110001 0101010101 1101011101 11010110001 01001110111 1101010101 110010001 1011110101 0101010101 1101010011 1101010001 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of A Humble Appeal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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