This is an analysis of the poem A Lancashire Hare that begins with:

O brown are the moors in the grey morning lying
Where the west wind comes singing o'er wide sea and plain;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababCCDC XcXcefef agagCCDC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010011010 1011110101111 111011010010 01101101001 1001111 001111001 1001001011 101001011 111110010011 01101001101 111110011110 111101011011 1011010110110 11011011011 011011010010 11001111001 111110010110 111010101101 110011011010 01101101001 1001111 001111001 1001001011 101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 365
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; to, o, hark, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 0 is repeated.

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

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  • summary of A Lancashire Hare;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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