This is an analysis of the poem Greeting Quickies that begins with:
Uh uh uh
Don't you touch that dial....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXa abXXc XbcXXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 111 111110 11011 111111 100100 1100101 1000010 010101 110110011 1110 111101 00010101110 1011111 011010 100111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; uh is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Greeting Quickies;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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