This is an analysis of the poem The Child Scribbles that begins with:
My fault, my greatest fault,
O sea-eyed princess,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbbcdaXefcg cgdXeagf XXab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,8,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101 11110 1011 1011 01010 101110 1101 1111 101 001010 100001 10101 0111 110110010 11011 000101001 111010 1011010 11 110101 010010001 1101110 11001000101 1011 11011110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Child Scribbles;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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