This is an analysis of the poem No Fresh Game In The Fields that begins with:

There is no fresh game in the fields.
The paupers have pounced...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbacdeXfXXccbeXXdXAfebcad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111001 01011 011110100 1001101 0100111 111100011 01101111 010 1010101 1010011 1101110 1110010 1101 1011110 1111 111110 10010010 1001 1111 10111001 1111011001 001000011 1010100 0110101110 1010101010 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 751
  • Average number of words per stanza: 136
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; can is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of No Fresh Game In The Fields;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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