This is an analysis of the poem Teddy Bear that begins with:

O Teddy Bear! with your head awry
And your comical twisted smile,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ebebfgfg gfgfghgh ihihdgdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101101 11100101 111111101 1110111 1111100101 11110101 0110110101 1101101 1101110101 1011101 110111101 1010101 1101101111 11100101 111111101 1101101 110110101 1111001 110101101 10101001 110110101 11111001 1100101101 11111001 1110110101 00101011 101111111 0111001 111101111 0100111 11101110101 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, you, his, and, he, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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