This is an analysis of the poem Deaf House Agent that begins with:
That deaf old man
With his hand to his ear--... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXdX XXcXXaXdbXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 001001 0101111101 101101110110 110101 1111010 110101101 11100 11001101001 11000011111010 1001111110100 10111 1110010 101111010011 0101010011001 100110010001011 1000011010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
- Average number of words per stanza: 63
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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; his, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word said is repeated.
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- summary of Deaf House Agent;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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