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

A few grains of dust more or less
On ancient shoulders ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbbXXaaXXbXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01101111 11010 101011011 010001011010 11001 0100111100100 01010001 1011 101100111001 10100100 111111011 0100101110110 110001010 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thrown is repeated.

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

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

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