This is an analysis of the poem Little Hari, My Cute One that begins with:

Little Hari, my cute one, don't you know the secret?
Can't you understand such small thing? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXA acbA acXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111111010 11101111 111110101110 1010111111010 1111111110111 1111010 11101001110110010 1010111111010 01111110101 1010010110 0111010101001 1010111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet repeated the same word secret at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Little Hari, My Cute One;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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