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

There once was a Square, such a square little Square,
And he loved a trim Triangle;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdece XfafbgcgXabdbceee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101101 11101110 1110110101 1011110 11100111111 00101110 11110110101 11011110 1010111110101 11000111 0010111111 10100011 0010101101 11101110 1110100111 11101010 11110111001 10111110 1011100101 11101110 0101111101 10100010 1110101111100 00101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; square, he, and, his, she are repeated.

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

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

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