This is an analysis of the poem Put It On The Shelf that begins with:
Just take that,
Pudding and put in on the shelf....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABABABCD AAAAAAXE ABABABCD ADADADF AAAAAAXEXADADADF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,7,16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111 10110101 111 10110101 111 10110101 11111001 101 111 1010101 111 0110111 111 1010101 00100100 101 111 10110101 111 10110101 111 10110101 11111001 101 111 0010001 111 0010001 111 0010001 0110110101 111 1010101 111 0110111 111 1010101 00100100 101 111 0010001 111 0010001 111 0010001 0110110101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; that is repeated.
The author used the same word just 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 Put It On The Shelf;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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