This is an analysis of the poem The Walrus And The Baker's Man that begins with:

A loaf of bread, the Walrus said,
Is what we chiefly need:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 011101 10110001 110001 10110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Walrus And The Baker's Man;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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