This is an analysis of the poem The Fiddler that begins with:

In a little Hungarian cafe
Men and women are drinking...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XabbcXaXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010010001 1110110 1010110 10101001 01001011 100001 10010010 1110010 1010011 10111 1011 1010011 11110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 The Fiddler;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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