This is an analysis of the poem My Little Leopardess that begins with:

Lissom as a lily fragrant as an herb ;
Darling, golden little one, thou art superb ! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a a b b c c d e eX b bff X gg c d dhh bc Xc g X b Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,1,3,2,2,1,1,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10101010111 10101011101 110011100101 1111011100101 110101010111 010111001101 110101011111 1 01111101010111 1111001111111 10 01110101110011 1101111010111 0111110010111 11101010111111 1 0101010110111 1111111011111 1 1010011011101001 11101101011001 10101010110101 1111111011011 1 1101110111010 1 111111110100101 11111101110100 1111100011101 1101011111010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; as, your, to, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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