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

I 'll do it right I 'll take my perch,
I 'll hev no snickerin in the church ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbB ca ca d dbbB e ce cff b bXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,2,1,4,1,2,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111111 1111100001 110101111 110100111 1010111 100111111 0111001001 11110101 01011101 010101101 010111010 101101111 11011111 1010111 01010111 01010101 11011101 01110111 1110101001 11010111 111011111 0111011111 101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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