This is an analysis of the poem Disguised As A Piper that begins with:
Like a shepherd who watches,
And slaughters sheep....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcXaX XaabcXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010110 1101 001011010 011010 101 10101101 1000100 111100 00100101001 11101 10101 1101001 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Disguised As A Piper;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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