This is an analysis of the poem Scrambling Through The Hay that begins with:

Fear has its way,
Of replacing the chase......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEA Xfgcadegc HeHebX ABCDEA gcXgXXaedafebeg XgadX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,6,15,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 001001 0011101 11001010101 10010001 0011101 1 10010100 011101001 101011 10101 10110111 1110101 101010 01010101 01110 0101100101 01110 010000101 101101011 10010010010 1101 001001 0011101 11001010101 10010001 0011101 11011 01010 1101010101 0100110101 11111001 110011000 10101101 11 0111111 1111100101 01101100 101111111 011110101 1101010 1001 11111011 111010111 1100101011001 111110111 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Scrambling Through The Hay;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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