This is an analysis of the poem A Sing-Song that begins with:

I. THE COMMAND
To his crack army corps, 'twas the Kaiser who spoke : ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: a bbcdeefX f facaXc afgfXg afgXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 001101101011 11001101001 101011111111 01011110101 11111001001 001001001111 11101011111 101001011110 1001 111 1001 1111111 11 1111 1110011 11 1011 1111010 11 1011 1010010 11 1111 1110110 11 101 0010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Sing-Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Jessie Pope