This is an analysis of the poem No Spook Or Monkey that begins with:

I am no spook or monkey,
To sit cutely nut and bolted by a door....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbb cXdXXXcbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111110 011001110101 11111111 111001001 1101110101 1110011001 101100101 101011110111 111001010101 01011101111 011110111001 1010111010101 11100011010 10101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of No Spook Or Monkey;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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