This is an analysis of the poem Appreciation that begins with:

MY muvver's ist the nicest one
'At ever lived wiz folks;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcXdedXafafgXgXededeeeXfXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 110111 11111101 111111 11011101 011101 01111111 110111 11111110 111101 11110011 111100 11111101 111101 11010011 011101 11010101 111101 11111111 111111 11111111 1111001 11111101 111011 11111101 110111 11110101 111101 11111101 111101 01010101 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 990
  • Average number of words per stanza: 201
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an', you're are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word an' is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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