This is an analysis of the poem Canine Conversation that begins with:
If dogs could speak, O Mademoiselle,
What funny stories they could tell!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXbccbb ddeeffaa ccffggaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011111001 11010111 11011101000 11000111 11111101 11110111 11110111 11101111 01111101 11011101 01110100 11110111 11010111 11010101 11011101 01001101 01111100 01010101 11111111 11111111 11001111 01010101 11010111 11011111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; could, you, and, they are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words how, as, if are repeated.
The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word tell at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Canine Conversation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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