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

He has a hump like an ape on his back;
He has of money a plentiful lack;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbC ddeeC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111101 1101001001 11101101001 1010101101 01110 1010101001 110110111 111101101 111110111 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; his is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word morning at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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