This is an analysis of the poem Circumstances Alter Cases that begins with:

TIM Murphy's gon' walkin' wid Maggie O'Neill,
O chone!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbbbXcXXXaaaXXXXXcccXdXdXeeeXXXXXXffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011001 11 011010111110 11 01010001011 010101101101 010011011001 11 110011110010 11 1011110110010 11 011011101101 101011011011 11011101101 11 110100010110 11 0100101 11 111111101101 111111011011 101111111011 11 10101011110110 11 1010111011010 11 1101111001001 11011111011 11010101001 11 1100111100100 11 110111110110 11 01111111101 10101111001 101011100101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1313
  • Average number of words per stanza: 269
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Circumstances Alter Cases;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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