This is an analysis of the poem There Is A Girl Inside that begins with:

There is a girl inside.
She is randy as a wolf. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc de cdbfXefae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101 1010101 1011011111 01110 100110010010 1001100110 111010101 101010 1111111 0010 1010010 1011 101001 0011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • 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; she is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word she is repeated.

    The author used the same word she 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 There Is A Girl Inside;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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