This is an analysis of the poem Fit The Third ( Hunting Of The Snark ) that begins with:

The Baker's Tale
They roused him with muffins--they roused him with ice--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbbbcaXa XdXd XeXX fcgX hXha defe igiX hhhX jdjX afaX Xhih cefe jijX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101 11101011101 11101011 11101101001 11110001 111111111001 011011001 10101100110010 101001001 111001101101 101001101 10111100101001 01100001 1010110010111 10110101001 1001011111001 11100010100 1011010101001 1001011001 001111101011 01101001 1011001101111 011111111 1011110001001 111001001 1010110111001 1011001101 101111111001 101011001 1011001011001 11100111 11100100111 111001111 1001001000101 001001001 1001001111101 1010011010 101101001001 011001011 101011001001 110010100 1000000101011 111011011 111011011101 101001001 1000000111111000 01001001 1010011011011 000000111 10010011001101 001001001 11001011001 111011001 1001011001011 001000111 111011001001 10101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; they, roused, him, with, to, may, it, and, my, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, and, to, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Fit The Third ( Hunting Of The Snark );
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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