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

The frog by nature is both damp and cold,
Her mouth is large, her belly much will hold;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX X bbaaccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111001111 0101010101 1111010100 1001010100 0100 0101011001 1110010001 1001010101 0111110001 1101101101 0111111101 1111010101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; to, he are repeated.

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