Tabby And Tibby by Thomas Cowherd: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Tabby And Tibby that begins with:

As Tabby and Tibby were playing one day,
I, watching their frolicksome mood,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dede fafX ghgh gbgb Xcbc dada ghgh baba ijij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011001011 11011001 101011011001 101011101 110011101001 11011001 01101010101 01001001 11001011011 11101101 11011001011 11001011 11011001001 11101001 11011101001 11001101 01111001101 11101011 11010011001 101011001 11101101001 01111001 11011111101 11101011 010010011100 01101001 11001000001 011010010 11101001010 11011110 11011011011 11111011 11001101011 001001111 111011001011 010011001 01111101001 111101011 11011001111 11001011 11001111001 110111010 11111011011 110011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Tabby And Tibby;
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