This is an analysis of the poem Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too that begins with:

Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too,
Went for a ride in a flying shoe, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaXXXa aabbaA AXXXXa AaXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011011 110100101 10 11 1111 1111011011 11101011 11011011001 110 110 11011 111011011 111011011 1001101011 11 11 1111 1111011011 111011011 100100111 1111 11 100 1111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; me, higher, ' are repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ', higher, too are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word too at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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