This is an analysis of the poem The Meehoo With An Exactlywatt that begins with:

Knock knock!
Who's there?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbC ddXC cCXDe efDX CXDfD bcbCfXbA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 1 11 11 11 10 111101 111101 11 1010 0101 11111000101 0101101 1 11 11000 111101 1111000 0101 1 11 1001 101 10001101 11 1 101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 13 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines right is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases me, exactly, yes connect the lines.

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  • summary of The Meehoo With An Exactlywatt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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