This is an analysis of the poem The Piper On The Hills that begins with:

A CHILD'S SONG
There sits a piper on the hill...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XababXacaDaeaeaXbdbDb fgfgXabaDafcdcXhdhDh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 11010101 1101001 11111111 010101 01010101 110001 01010001 011101 01010101 010001 11111111 010101 11010101 010111 01010101 110101 11010111 010101 01010101 010101 10011101 010101 01010111 010101 01011111 010101 11011101 110111 01010101 110101 11110101 111101 01110101 010101 11110101 001101 01010101 010101 01010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 619
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Piper On The Hills;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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