This is an analysis of the poem Of The Boy And Butterfly that begins with:

Behold, how eager this our little boy
Is for a butterfly, as if all joy,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc XXddee f bbaabb Xbffff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,1,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0111001101 0101011011 11010111010 01100101010 10010101010 11010101010 11011111110 1111010101 11010100111 1101110101 1101110111 0101010101 0100 0101110001 1111010101 0101110101 0111111100 1111010111 1011010111 010110111 01010101010 010010100001 0110010101 1101110111 0110011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, his, to are repeated.

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

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