This is an analysis of the poem Little Aggie that begins with:

When Joe Dove took his elephants out on the road
He made each one hold fast with his trunk...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb defe caBa eXgX hfBf aXei hbab hjgj fcbc aigi ifcX bXXX dXXX hXcX jXih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111101001101 111111001 001001001001 01001001 100101111001 01011001 111110111011 111001011 01011101101 101011111 11101001101 101111011 101011101101 101011001 11001001101 01111011 110011010001 101111011 11101001101 01101001 11001101111 11001000 111001100111 101011101 111101111001 011001101 11101101010 111001011 11011011011 01111001 111101111011 010101101 111101111001 111101101 011101001101 1011011 00111001111 11011111 11101011101 11001001 11101111011 001001101 11101101001 11001110100 11001111001 01111001 110011011000100 111001100100 110011011001 1110001100 01011001011 1010110110 10101001101101 110111110 111011111111 11111110100 11101001001 11011101 11011101101 111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, they, he, her, she are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word they 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 Little Aggie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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