This is an analysis of the poem Lost Kitten that begins with:

Two men I saw reel from a bar
And stumble down the street;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefgfgX hihibfbf ajajfXfX fbfbjkjk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001 110101 11111101 1101001 11010101 111101 01010101 001101 010101 010101 01110001 010101 10011001 010111 10011101 110100 01010111 110101 01011101 110101 11010101 100101 01010101 010110 01010001 110101 11010101 110111 111111001 1011111 11010011 0111010 111111011 111101 11011101 110101 10010101 010101 11110101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; his, at are repeated.

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

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

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