This is an analysis of the poem The Cat With Wings that begins with:

You never saw a cat with wings,
I'll bet a dollar -- well, I did;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac ddddcXcX bdbXeaeaXbdbdadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11010110 11010101 11010101 01001101 10000101 01011101 11011001 01010101 11110110 010101001 11010101 01110101 11000101 1001010101 111100110 01010101 11000101 1010101011 1010101110 11000101 11010111 01001101 01001101 11010111 0110101 11011111 11110101 11010101 01000101 01010011 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of The Cat With Wings;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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