This is an analysis of the poem Two Little Boots that begins with:

TWO little boots all rough an' wo',
Two little boots!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXAXXXAbAbAcccXdAdAaaaAcAcaeXeAcAXAeeeaXAXAeeeA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 1101 1110110 1101 1010101 1111101 1011111 1101 10011101 1101 1111011 1101 111001001 1000101 1001101 1101 10010111 1101 0010101 1101 1111101 1010101 11101101 1101 1010111 1101 1110101 1101 1011101 10101010 1010101 1101 1111111 1101 1110110 1101 1111111 1110111 1110101 1101 1111110 1101 1010101 1101 1110111 1101101 1010101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 237
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; little, boots, de are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Two Little Boots;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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