This is an analysis of the poem Hello that begins with:

Some nights
the rat with pointed teeth ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdebfaXXgahgi ggjhgheddXjadgdc XaidfXdjfdgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,16,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 010101 10111 001010 111010110 1001 1001 0110111 10101 01011 000101 0111010 001011010 11101 11001 10010001 0100101 110110 10111 111001001 01011011 111010010 11101 1111011 0101011 11101100 10111001 010101 1110010 01010 01101 1111010 0111111 11101 10100101 11111 01101 1010111110 011101010 10101011 101011 1110100011 110111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 424
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; and is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Hello;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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