This is an analysis of the poem Breaking The News that begins with:
Johnny's drowned — here's his clo'es
Where he's got to, we dunno; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXabb bcbcdd ececXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011010 1110101 1011101 1111111 1011111 1011101 1011111 1100111 1111101 1110101 1010101 1011111 1011101 1010101 10011100 1110111 1011111 10111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- 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.
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- summary of Breaking The News;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
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