This is an analysis of the poem Speculation that begins with:
Comes a train of little ladies
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBab cdcd aeae fBfb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101010 0010101 10101010 10010110 00101010 10101 00101010 10111 10100110 10011 10100010 11001 10101110 0010101 11101110 1110110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Speculation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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