This is an analysis of the poem Nip It In The Bud that begins with:
From the time the lights come on,
And from dusk 'til dawn......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AAB CAB XD E FG D CABFGD XD E FG D AAB CAB XD E FG D XDXFGD XDXFGD XDXFGD Xf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,1,2,1,6,2,1,2,1,3,3,2,1,2,1,6,6,6,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0010111 10111 110101 111010101 11101 10111101 1111000110 111100 10001 111101111 111001 1110100 111010101 11101 10111101 111101111 111001 1110100 1111000110 111100 10001 111101111 111001 1110100 0010111 10111 110101 111010101 11101 10111101 1111000110 111100 10001 111101111 111001 1110100 1111000110 111100 111000110 111101111 111001 1110100 1111000110 111100 111000110 111101111 111001 1110100 1111000110 111100 111000110 111101111 111001 1110100 1111000110 1111001
- Amount of stanzas: 21
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; you, it, why, can't are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word why is repeated.
The author used the same word why at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same words lip, it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Nip It In The Bud;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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