This is an analysis of the poem The Changeling that begins with:
Look! said the hedge-sparrow, 'isn't he fine?
Nobody else has a child like mine!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddXeeaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110110111 111110111 1101011101 1101101101 10011110110 111001100110 1101011101 11011111011 00101111011 101011001 111011011101 111110011 110011010110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 564
- Average number of words per stanza: 112
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, look, at, he, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word look is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Changeling;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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