This is an analysis of the poem Here He Is Again that begins with:
Did you ever try to dodge a man
A man you did n't like ? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bc bd aX a c ec ed aXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011010101 011011 11010111 11011111 11010011 1111101 1011110111 111001 11011101 110101 1001111111 110111 11100101 010111 1101010111 111001
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 51
- Average number of words per stanza: 10
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; you, man, he are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.
The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Here He Is Again;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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