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

If you would happy company win,
Dangle a palm-nut from a tree,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa cdcdc XeebXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101001 10011001 10010111 0110101111 01010100 10110101 101100101 11110101 100111001 110101 01010101 11010101 100100101 110111 10010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; of is repeated.

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

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

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