This is an analysis of the poem Chip Chip Chip Away that begins with:

You want to come on the ranch,
And do a bit of hi-dee-hey....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC DBDB ECEE ABCC DBDB BEBCbEBC ABCC DBDB ECEE BEBCbEBCXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 11010111 1101010101 100111 1101101 11010101 11110101 010001101 110111011010110 1101110110101101 110111011010110 110111011010110 1101101 11010111 1101010101 100111 1101101 11010101 11110101 010001101 0101 111011010110 0101 1110110101101 01 111011010110 0101 1110110101101 1101101 11010111 1101010101 100111 1101101 11010101 11110101 010001101 110111011010110 1101110110101101 110111011010110 110111011010110 0101 111011010110 0101 1110110101101 01 111011010110 0101 1110110101101 110 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

    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; you, chip, need, to, away, some, of, that, cement, you're, in are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

    The poet repeated the same word yo 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 Chip Chip Chip Away;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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