This is an analysis of the poem Rollicking Hans that begins with:
HALLO there! A glass!
Ha! the draught's truly sweet!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a Bc b D Ed E ffgghh g a Bc b D Ed E X a fi f d bb b X ga g X jX j d aiXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,6,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101 1101101 011111 111111 01011 011011 11101 111001 01010011 11000111 01110001 11110101 11111101 11010011 011 10101 1101101 011011 111111 01011 011011 11011 111001 0100 11111 11111 101110 11011 111110 11011 110110 11011 111110 11011 110010 110101 110010 11011 010010 11111 111110 11101 111110 11011
- Amount of stanzas: 29
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 36
- Average number of words per stanza: 7
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; i, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, my are repeated.
The author used the same words no, my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Rollicking Hans;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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