This is an analysis of the poem Little Tommy that begins with:

A sting for new revenue,
Has affected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbX aa caXbbd defgXcdg bdbdb eaXa dhdag aiggX d XX abdacX ficXbcX bhXXaXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,6,8,5,4,5,5,1,2,6,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111101 1010 11110101 110110 101011111 0101 1001101 110011 110101010 1101010 101010 110111 001010110 10111 0011010 110001 111101 0100110 10111 101 0111010 0111101101 111111 00110101 010101 1111101 10011111101 011000010 00100100 11100101 111001001010 110011000 1111100100 10100010 1010110011101 1100110 11111 1111101 001010 010001111 1010001 110 11101010101010011 10100101 1111011 10111010 1 11011 1100111010 11 01000 1111000011101111 01000101101 1111110001 1100110 011011 0000100101111101 0111 11011111100 0010001010 1010101 10111 11111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Little Tommy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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