This is an analysis of the poem I Asked Him To Blow On It! (My First Kazoo) that begins with:
I remember when I got my first kazoo,
In those days so slow paced......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdXb dcbabecef gbc bfXXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,3,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101111101 011111 11101101 1010101 10101111 110101 11110101 110010010 1111 10010010101 1110110 11010001 111101101 11110010 1101111101 111 10010101 0010010 111011011 1011 111110 11 1101001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.
The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of I Asked Him To Blow On It! (My First Kazoo);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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