This is an analysis of the poem Man, The Man-Hunter that begins with:
I SAW Man, the man-hunter,
Hunting with a torch in one hand...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaX bcaX acX XXb XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110110 10001011 1010110010 1001110 110 10111 011010110 111111 11010 0111 111101 0010011 110100101 1010011 1111 01
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 466
- Average number of words per stanza: 84
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
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