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

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He makes a roadway of the crumbling fence,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbbcaca X dXddefef X gbggbfbf X hihhahih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 11011001001 1101011101 1101010101 1110011111 1111000111 11001100011 1101111101 0101011111 1 11001010101 1101001110 1101001111 01011011001 1101110111 1101111001 1101010111 10010000101 1 1101010101 1001010111 11110001001 10001110101 11010010111 10010101001 1101011111 1110010111 1 10010001010 1101010100 11011001010 11110101010 11001000101 1101110101 0101001100 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, and, the are repeated.

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

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

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