This is an analysis of the poem De Critters' Dance that begins with:

Ain't nobody nevah tol' you not a wo'd a-tall,
'Bout de time dat all de critters gin dey fancy ball?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccXX aadX eeXX dXXX cccc ffgg XdXX hhii XhXX jjXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101110101 1011101011101 1110001011101 101110100111111 1010111011001 1011101110001 1110101010101 1110111010101 1111100001101 1110010100101 1101111011101 1111111011111 10111110000111 1011011010101 1010110011101 11110111011111 1111111011101 1111100011111 1011111011111 1110101011101 111111011101 111111110101 1011101010101 1101111110101 1011101010101 1110001010111 1011101010001 11111010010101 1010111011101 1111111010111 0110111011101 1111111010101 1011101010101 1110101011101 1111111010101 1111111010101 1010101011110 1011111110111 1111011010101 10111010011001 11111001011011 1111101011101 1110110011001 1010101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, yo', an', dey, he are repeated.

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

  • summary of De Critters' Dance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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