This is an analysis of the poem Huffing And Puffing And Hoofing Up Dirt that begins with:

Do you recall anything I said at all?
About feeling the need to stretch......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXcXc aXabXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011111 01100101 111011 0101100111 100111 101001010010 11111 0011111 101101001 101111 11101001101 1011011011 1111 11110101011 0100011011 00111111101 101011011101 01111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Huffing And Puffing And Hoofing Up Dirt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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