This is an analysis of the poem The Fairies Have Never A Penny To Spend that begins with:

THE fairies have never a penny to spend,
They haven't a thing put by, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX ba cdc X e f Xe fa dXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,3,1,1,1,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011001001 1100111 11001011010 11101101 11111001001 1100111 11100110101 11011 1101100101 111101001 1111110100 1 11001001 11101011101 0101011 11100110101 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 54
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and, be, you are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Fairies Have Never A Penny To Spend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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