This is an analysis of the poem The Making Up that begins with:

Little Miss Margaret sits in a pout,
She and her Dolly have just fallen out....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd ee ff aa gg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1011001001 1101011101 100100101 1010001001 1011001011 1101011001 1101011110 1111011011 1101001011 1001011001 1010001001 1001101001 1111001001 1001111001 1111101111 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Making Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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