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

A ball will bounce; but less and less. It's not
A light-hearted thing, resents its own resilience....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbac dcccdc efefee XXgccg chahca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101111101 0110101010100 1001011011 1011010 101001 010111000111 01110011001 01101110101 10010101001 100101 101101 1001100101 10100100101011 10101111101 010100101110 111100 100111 110110101010 110101001001 10011011011 101001110111 011101 11011 11111111101 0010001010011 001010010101 10101011101 1110101 1111011 1111110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, if are repeated.

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

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

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

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