This is an analysis of the poem Monarch that begins with:

That butterfly I knew.
Pretending to be just a caterpillar......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXaXabaAcX AaXaXdedeXbXcaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 01000101010 010101 100101 1111101 110101 1110101 110111 110101 01001 110111 011011 110101001 0010101 01010001 0110101011 1100111 1101111101 10010101 111111 0101111 101110111 11011111 11101111 111 1011 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 376
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; i, on, to, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word that at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase do connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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