This is an analysis of the poem The Cripple that begins with:

He totters round and dangles those odd shapes
That were his legs. His eyes are never dim....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeXfefff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101110111 1001011101 1101010101 1101011111 0101011101 0101011001 1100011101 0100110101 1101010101 110111000 1 1111110111 0101011101 1101011001 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 627
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of The Cripple;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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