This is an analysis of the poem The Little Turtle that begins with:

A Recitation for Martha Wakefield, Three Years Old
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcdXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011011101 1101010 11001 110010 11101 1110010 11101 111010 11111 110010 1101 11010 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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