This is an analysis of the poem The Pirate's Only Delight that begins with:

Hey, bullies, ho, bullies, what have ye seen,
Flying with the seagulls where the sea was green?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bcbC dd bcbc ee bcXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,2,4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101111 10001110111 11101010 1010111 1101010 1101 11011010101 101110101110101 011110 01101 1101010 10101 11011011101 111011110101 0101110 01101 1101010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Pirate's Only Delight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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