This is an analysis of the poem I Chose To Mickey With The Mouse that begins with:

I chose to mickey with the mouse,
And that's how it started......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABbABXABbXXcXABCCCACAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 111010 1000101101 11010001 111010 10001010101 11010001 111010 10111 10111 11010111 1111 11010001 111010 0010101111111 0010101111111 0010101111111 11010001 11011 11010001 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, it, giving, up, my, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words giving, with are repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 true is repeated).

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

  • summary of I Chose To Mickey With The Mouse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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