This is an analysis of the poem On Dimples Denting that begins with:

I planted kisses on her bisquits.
That's what she wished, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab accXXdbdd XX aaXbeceXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010 1111 1101 10111011 11010100 110011101 111010 110100 1101001 01101 11111001 110101101 100 01001 1001 11010101 1011101 11000011101 11100101101 101000110110 1101010111 11111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, she are repeated.

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

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  • summary of On Dimples Denting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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