This is an analysis of the poem Gaggle And Tattle that begins with:

Some grab a snack to sneak back to gaggle.
Super snoopers getting scoop just to tattle....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABACBAAD AABACBAAD AACBAADXAACBAAD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011010 10101011010 10101111010 101111010 111111 1010 010 110 01001 1101011010 10101011010 10101111010 101111010 111111 1010 010 110 01001 101111010 101111010 111111 1010 010 110 01001 101111010 101111010 111111 1010 010 110 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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, and, back are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words some, like 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 battle is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word back at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Gaggle And Tattle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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