This is an analysis of the poem Nip It Quick that begins with:

There is a big difference between,
Seeing a thing for what it is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbddedcX fdgde Xdab XefhdDdgadc hdDX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,4,11,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110001 10011100 01010101010 100 100010 11001 1001 11000100 11001 01101101110 11101010 111101 01000111001 01001001000 1001010111001 0011100110 110111 010101010 1110101101 1101001 0100111110 0111001010100010 100011 111101 01 0010101010010011 0011011010100 110110010011010 110101010 1111 101 10100110 01 01011101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Nip It Quick;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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