This is an analysis of the poem Goosebumps With Shivers that begins with:

Countless nights I use to lay in fear,
Sleepless and wondering how safe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXb cXXab XXcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101110101 10110011 11000100111 110101111111 110111110011 100001011110 1011111001 1110011011 01010101101 0101011 101110111 11010110110 10101110010 001011101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Goosebumps With Shivers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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