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

FLY, fly, my pretty pigeon, fly!
And see if you can find him; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcaca dedeefef ghghaiai aXahXbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1101111 11111111 1101011 110111001 0111111 11100101 1111011 110101001 1101110 100101001 1101110 11111101 1101011 11011101 1101111 11011101 1111110 11010101 1111010 11011101 0110110 11110111 1101010 01011101 1101010 11010101 0101010 11111111 0111011 11111101 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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:

    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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; fly, him are repeated.

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

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

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