This is an analysis of the poem Her Toys that begins with:

I sat her in her baby chair,
And set upon its tray...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXaba cdcdececXacacbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 110101 0111101 111111 11111100 010001 11110101 110001 11011101 101101 01011101 100001 10011111 011101 11010111 010001 01111101 110101 11110101 010101 01010111 110111 11010101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; her is repeated.

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

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

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