This is an analysis of the poem Cooper's Hill (Excerpts) that begins with:

...
My eye, descending from the hill, surveys...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabXccddeebXffggaaccaaaahhiijjggX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 0,35,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101000101 1101010101 1011010101 10110000101 1001010001 1101010100 1011110101 1101011101 010011101101 1101010101 10111010101 110101110001 1101001101 1101110101 1001010101 10111010111 1101010101 0101110101 1100100101 1101110011 1101000101 1111010111 1101100101 1001000101 10011001010 1101111101 1111010101 1001010101 1101111101 1011000101 1111111111 1101010011 1111110111 10110110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1578
  • Average number of words per stanza: 268
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Cooper's Hill (Excerpts);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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