This is an analysis of the poem The Shorter Catechism that begins with:
I burned my fingers on the stove
And wept with bitterness;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcXcX cdcdbede cececXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11110101 110100 11110101 010101 11110111 1101010 010010111 110100 01110001 1100010 01011101 0111110 11111100 1011010 01010100 1110010 00111101 1101010 01011101 1101010 11110101 1111110 11010101 0101010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Shorter Catechism;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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