This is an analysis of the poem A Matter Of Knack that begins with:

Jock M'Pherson was a person who was boastful in conversin',
But respectable and ponderous and dignified withal!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabb cdXdd ceXee afXfX XfXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101011100100 101001100110110 110101011100010 10101101110001 1010101110101 1010101101011 101011101010101 101001010101010 10101010110101 10100100010101 1011101101101011 101010100010101 111110100010101110 1101101010001 010010101011111 10111011000101110 11010101011101 11011011101010 111111100010101 11101010101001000 0101010100111011100 10010011010010101 001011001010110 1010101011011100 1110110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 317
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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; and, he are repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Matter Of Knack;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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