This is an analysis of the poem To Stay The Best Of Kids that begins with:

I have played with my children the same way,
On a daily basis....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabc acbX XcbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1110110011 101010 101 1 1101111001 111101011 01110100000010 11110111 000101101 1 11010010 1111101 010101 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of To Stay The Best Of Kids;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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