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

Through every nook and every cranny
The wind blew in on poor old Granny...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001110010 011011110 01010011 1111111 11010111 01010101 011101010 110111010 01110111 01110111 010111010 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; blew, it, on are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it is repeated.

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

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