This is an analysis of the poem The Hits that begins with:
No matter how they may be pitched.
They just keep coming....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXcdXDbaXXeaddffaeXXDce
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 11110 11101 1010010011 11010111 0001011 1010011 01 101110 0111101 01011101 001001111 001 11101 1110111 010110 111010 0101010 100101 010100110 110110010 01 111001 111010010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 24
- 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 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 The Hits;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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