This is an analysis of the poem Hymn that begins with:
O li'l' lamb out in de col',
De Mastah call you to de fol',...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXAbbA XXAXXA ccAXXA XXaXXA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111001 01011001 111 11110101 11111101 111 01010101 11011101 111 11011101 01010101 111 11010111 11110101 111 11111111 11110111 111 11010111 010101010 111 11010101 11010101 111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, you, he are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word lamb at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Hymn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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