This is an analysis of the poem With 'tees' To Cross And 'eyes' To Dot that begins with:

If every 'tee' is not crossed.
Or 'eye' not dotted to spot it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdedd aaacaafdX bfghh hXaigibdabe XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,5,11,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001011 110110010 1101010 011010100 110111 01001 11001110011 101011101 10111101101 11010111001 0101101 1010110100 1110110101 10010111001 10010001 11010001 010111101001 111010 111111 00111001 0100101 01011111 110111101 01000101 01100111111001 10101 1010111101 0111011101 001110000100100 10101010010001 110010110010 11001110110 0011011111101 1 11101100 011010100 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of With 'tees' To Cross And 'eyes' To Dot;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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