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

‘Tis time to dress. Dost hear the music surging
Like sobbing waves that roll up from the sea? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efeb ghgh cXXd fifi jkjk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011101010 1101111001 11111111010 1111010101 11011101010 1101010111 11011111010 1111011111 11100101110 1001010111 11011111110 011111101 11110110010 11111100101 11111101010 1111110101 01111100110 11011101011 01011101110 0101110101 11011111010 0111010001 01010111010 1101010111 11110111110 1111010111 11111111110 1101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, hate, you, and, your are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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