This is an analysis of the poem Master Hippo that begins with:

The hippo from the banks of Nile,
How wide and winning is the smile...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXXcddccce ffXeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 11110001 01110101 01010001 01110101 1111110110 11110000 11011101 111101110 11010111 111101001 01010101 01110101 11111101 11010101 01110101 11110101 10010111 10110011 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 341
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; like is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Master Hippo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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