This is an analysis of the poem Sing Heigh-Ho! that begins with:
There sits a bird on every tree;
Sing heigh-ho!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABAaBC BBBbBC DBDdBC eBXeBC X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110111001 111 110111001 11011111 111111 11110 1101011001 111 1101011001 01011111 111111 11110 01010101 111 01010101 11011101 111111 11110 01011101 111 11011100 01111101 111111 11110 1001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; heigh, ho are repeated.
The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word marry at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Sing Heigh-Ho!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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