This is an analysis of the poem The Golden Toddy that begins with:

We hunted, swept the planet pole to pole
to capture a glimpse of that rare species....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX XX bcbc ddaXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010101 0100101110 1010111001 1101010010 110101001 10010010101 1001010001 0110010101 1010010101 1101101001 0101010101 1011100111 1111010011 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of The Golden Toddy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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