This is an analysis of the poem Old Gold Diggin' Geezer that begins with:
Peek a boo doo peek a boo doo,
Peek a boo doo boo! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABBAABB CBBXBBAABB XBBdBBAABB eXedddXX AABBAABB CBBXBBXBBXAA XXXXAA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,10,8,8,12,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111011 10111 101110 101110 10111011 10111 101110 101110 11101011 101110 101110 11101001110 101110 101110 10111011 10111 101110 101110 111011101 101110 101110 111001110 101110 101110 10111011 10111 101110 101110 11101010111 1110101 111111 111011010011111 111111 11101110101 0101110111 1111010 10111011 10111 101110 101110 10111011 10111 101110 101110 11101011 101110 101110 11101001110 101110 101110 1111010 101110 101110 1111010 10111011 10111 111110010110 1101 111001011 10111011 10111
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 61
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; boo, poppa, peek, doo, dada, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words peek, poppa, you are repeated.
The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines poppa is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word poppa at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase poppa connects the lines.
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