This is an analysis of the poem Poem (As The Cat) that begins with:

As the cat
climbed over...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb Xaa cXd bca Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 110 010 0100 101 11 100 101 11 00010 010 101 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 33
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 11 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Poem (As The Cat);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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