This is an analysis of the poem Aunt Tabitha that begins with:
THE YOUNG GIRL'S POEM
WHATEVER I do, and whatever I say,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccdd eeff ggbb ggaa hhii ggddXggbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 01110 11011111011 11001110101 11101101001 11001111001 11011011001 111111111011 101101101111 111011011111 001101011011 111010111011 111001101001 001011111111 01001111011 100111001001 111011111011 111001110111 11011110101 1111111001 111001011011 001111011001 0010110111110 111001011010 11101001011 11111001101 111001111001 101011001110 101101111001 111001111001 01001111011 111001011011 11001001011 110011111001
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, they, aunt are repeated.
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- summary of Aunt Tabitha;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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