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

This normative hill
like all others...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcde dfdgdh bihbbbiid jebbcb ieafdkdhgdgdja ddXXgadfehXkaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,9,6,14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 1110 001000100 11 1001 1001 01010011 11110 0010 0101 10110 0101 010 10101 001 010100 100100 0111100 110 1010101 11 1010 11011 1011 111010 111 01010101 0101 11101 1111 10010 10010 1111001 10011 1001 100 1100 1100 0100 110100 11 110111 0100010 1111 1011101 10110 1100 01101 111 01001010 1111 11010 0101 1100010101 1001 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

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

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

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