This is an analysis of the poem Rain On The Hill that begins with:

Now on the hill
The fitful wind is so still ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbbXccXbX ddecceffffX ggahhaiiicc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 0101011 110010110 1010011101 00101 0100101 10101011 00101001 101010100110 10111011 110010111101 1001 1001001 1010110101 100111011 1001 1101111 101001 1001001 011111111 1011001 001010010100 0101 1100101 10101101 100010101 1101 0110101 1111 0101101 110101011 00110111 10111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 351
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Rain On The Hill;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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