This is an analysis of the poem A Conceited Mistake that begins with:
Once upon a time there was a mistake
So silly so small...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xab XX cXb dedd XXae c e Xe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,3,4,4,1,1,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010111001 11011 1111101100 0101 010101001 001011001 101 10101001 00101 01010 110101 1010101 10010 11110 111 1101010 1010101 11100 0100010
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 57
- Average number of words per stanza: 11
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, its, proofs are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines proofs is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Conceited Mistake;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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