This is an analysis of the poem Polly that begins with:
Brown eyes,
Straight nose; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa baba abab caca acac dadX eXeX aeae fgfg aaaa ghgh ijij khkh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 11 11 101 11 11 11 0101 1010 1001 1010 11 101 11 101 11 101 101 11 111 101 010 101 1010 101 111 1001 1010 11 11 11 0101 101 0101 1101 0101 101 101 101 111 101 101 111 101 101 110 01 110 101 111 101 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 13
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
- Average number of words per stanza: 10
- Amount of lines: 52
- Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 2
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of Polly;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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