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

Under this loop of honeysuckle,
A creeping, coloured caterpillar, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcc ddee bXff Xfcc ebgg Abhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101010 010101010 11011111 110011101 10111010 10111010 11100101 111101101 11111010 111101000 11111011 111101001 111101010 110111010 11110101 111101001 11111010 011101010 1110111111 1011111 100101010 010101010 111111101 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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