This is an analysis of the poem Caught that begins with:
As a child,
I remember the first time......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbcd EAAaa XXaXXad EAAXdacd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101 1010011 10111 1001 111101 110100011 11110101101 001010111 111101001 110110110111 111111101001 1101111010 10101101 10110110100 01101100101001 10 11011101 01000111 11110101101 001010111 111101001 01011111110 11110011010101 11110011101 1011 0101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, child are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word caught at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Caught;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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