This is an analysis of the poem Over Goosed that begins with:
Although I walk...
With an earned dignity I pride....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBccXcde FedX Fgeg gfebXaX dXdf aBhihi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,7,4,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 01110011 1111110001 1010110101 111101 101101000100110 1101100 110010111 11101 1111 10001010 01101001100 11101 01110 110001010 1111010001010 10 1001100010101 1101011000110 110100100 1110101 10101 0111011110 0100110 0110 110110001110 111101 111 01110011 01001011010 11101011110 111110 100101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 33
- 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, it, what 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Over Goosed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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