This is an analysis of the poem The Hunter that begins with:

Cheek that is tanned to the wind of the north.
Body that jests at the bite of the cold, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccc dcdcdede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101001001 1011101001 1111011011 0001101001 1111011001 1111001011 1001011001 1001101001 1001001001 1101001101 1111111101 1111111001 1111011001 1001001001 1101101111 1101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 358
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, that are repeated.

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

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