This is an analysis of the poem The Greater Cats that begins with:

The greater cats with golden eyes
Stare out between the bars....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbbcc dadaeeXff ghghcXcccii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 110101 1011101001 1101001 11010101 11110111 01010111 10011111 1101011111 11010101 1100101 11010101 110111 11010011 11010101 10110011 11110111 1101010101 11110001 110101 11010101 011111 11011110 11110100 110100101 11010101 01110111 11110101 0101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, their, in, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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