This is an analysis of the poem Elliott that begins with:

Hands off! thou tithe-fat plunderer! play
No trick of priestcraft here!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcd cdceceXfbf gdgdgbgb hihigfgf djdjadad dcdcjkjk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001 110101 110101011 0111001 01111111 010111 11010111 010101 11110101 110101 01110101 100101 1111010010 010101 11111101 110101 11011101 110101 11011101 011101 11111011 110101 11011101 010001 11010111 111101 01010101 110101 11010101 111111 11001101 010111 11010101 010101 11011101 010111 11011101 111101 01011101 010101 11010111 110111 01010101 010101 11110111 1100101 010101001 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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