This is an analysis of the poem The Precocious Baby - A Very True Tale that begins with:
An elderly person - a prophet by trade -
With his quips and tips... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abbaaaa cddcccc abbaaaa cXXcccc eXXeeXe cXXcccX cXXXccX bcXXbbb fggffXf hXXXhhX Xbbiiii X jddjjjj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,1,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001001011 00111 11011 11001101001 01011 11001 11001001001 111001111110 00101 11001 11101011001 11111 001001 001001001001 01101001011 01111 11001 111001001111 01101 11011 111101001101 11111101011 0110110 1010110 101001101001 01101 11011 101011011001 11011001101 0010110 10100110 111101101001 101001 1011010 10101001001 11011001111 0010110 1010110 01010001001 101001 011111 1110111010100 01001011001 01001 11010100 11101001011 101011 11011 110110110110 101001111011 00111 1011110 10110011010110 101001 101001 101011101011 01001011011 00111 11001 01001001101 01001 10100 101011101011 10011110101101 0011010 10111 111011111011 11011 11011 111101010110 11001001011 11011 001001 101101101001 01101 11001 11101011011 10 11001001001 0101 11001 11011111011 01011 01101 111001001001
- Amount of stanzas: 13
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 85
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, in, his, and, as, pretty, 'oo, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, for, so are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Precocious Baby - A Very True Tale;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by William Schwenck Gilbert
- Analysis of The Story Of Prince Agib
- Analysis of The Three Kings Of Chickeraboo
- Analysis of The Rival Curates
