This is an analysis of the poem Children's Rhymes that begins with:

By what sends
the white kids...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbXacdc XXXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111 011 111 1111 0101 111 011 111 111010 11 1101 111 11101 10001101 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines i is repeated).

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

  • summary of Children's Rhymes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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