This is an analysis of the poem The Dead Fox Hunter that begins with:

We found the little captain at the head;
His men lay well-aligned....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb cdcdee fcfcaa XfXfgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 011101 110111111111 111101 1101111111 1101100111 1111010001 011101 1111010101 110111 1101010101 0100110101 1111100111 1011111 1111011101 111101 1101110101 1111110101 10101110110 101111 0101111101 110101 111010001 11010001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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