This is an analysis of the poem Feel Tickled With That Giggle that begins with:

When you feel tickled,
And you giggle....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB CD EF GF ab CD AB CD EF GF faCD XCDBCDHaCD haCDXaCDXaCDHaCDBCDBCDBCD ICDICDICD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,4,10,25,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1110 1100 11 10101101101 101010100101 111011010011 01000100011101 11110 11110 1100 11 11110 1110 1100 11 10101101101 101010100101 111011010011 01000100011101 010 1 1100 11 11101111 1100 11 1100110 1100 11 01110 1 1100 11 1011 1 1100 11 00111 1 1100 11 1111111 1 1100 11 01110 1 1100 11 1100110 1100 11 1100110 1100 11 1100110 1100 11 1111010 1100 11 1111010 1100 11 1111010 1100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to, he are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word back 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 Feel Tickled With That Giggle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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