This is an analysis of the poem How The Leopard Got His Spots that begins with:
I am the Most Wise Baviaan, saying in Most wise tones,
"Let us melt into the landscape -- just us two by our lones."... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aXabbaaccdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110100111 10110001111111100 10110010101100 1 1111011111111 11100111110111 11100101101011 11101101110111 110100101110011 111110111111 1111101111011001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 631
- Average number of words per stanza: 118
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word let's is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of How The Leopard Got His Spots;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
