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

If you've ever stole a pheasant-egg be'ind the keeper's back,
If you've ever snigged the washin' from the line,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXcCdecCCcBBcc fgfgdhihc jkjkicCaecC kjkXccCacc llllXcCXccCcBBcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,9,11,10,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011010101100101 011010010001 011010100110100 10101010111 101011110111100 10101010111 0111 1110101001111010 00 1011111111111 101 101 10101011111 0010111 0110101 10100011111 11111101111111 011010111110111 11111010111 111111100110111 11111010111 1010101011101010 1101010101 1011111011111 10110110101 10001 101011101010101 11101010101 10110100011101 1101110111 11110111110101 11101010001 0111 10101011110101 111010 101111111 101 101011101111101 01001110101 101011101010101 10101111010 11100111010101 10110010101 0111 01111110100101 10101011101 10101 111010101010101 01101010101 111011101111111 1111011111 1111011010101 11101010101 0111 11001011101010 10101011111 10101 101 00101011101 0010111 0110101 11010001111111 1011101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 626
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; if, ever, you've, loot, loo, as, to, you, i, toot, an' are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words if, an' are repeated.

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines loot, toot are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word loot at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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