This is an analysis of the poem The Story Of The Man That Went Out Shooting that begins with:

This is the man that shoots the hares;
This is the coat he always wears:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccddeeffggbb ddbbffcX hhii ggXXccaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,12,8,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00011101 00011111 01110111 11010111 11010101 01000101 01110111 11010111 11011101 11010111 11110101 11011111 11111101 01011111 11110011 10111101 01111101 01000101 11110111 01010111 11111101 01110111 11111101 110101010 11110101 11011011 01111111 11011101 01111101 01000101 01111101 11111111 11110101 01110101 11110101 01011101 11110101 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, hop, hare are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Story Of The Man That Went Out Shooting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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