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

A little girl through field and wood
Went plucking flowerets here and there,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acaX cdcd efef baba gfgf bhbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011111 110100111 11000101 010101 01010111 01010101 10110111 101101 01010101 11010111 11111101 110111 11110111 010101110 10010111 11010 11000101 01010111 11011101 110101 11011101 10011101 11110101 111101 11010111 110101010 10010101 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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