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

MY cat Timothy who has such lovely eyes
Is really not a cat at all ; it's only a disguise. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbb ca cc dc d eX e ba b fX fX gfXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,2,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100111101 01010111010001 01101110111 11100111 1101 1111101101 11000101101 01 111010010 11 1110101101 1 0101010010001 11001000110 1 11010010001 101011000101 11 111110101 1000101110 1 10101111110 1 11110101010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; cat, in are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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