This is an analysis of the poem Whoso List To Hunt, I Know Where Is An Hind that begins with:

Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind,
But as for me, hélas, I may no more.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaXbacddcee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10101111011 111111111 0101110111 11001101001 1111111101 1001111110 1011011111 10001110101 1101111101 1111110101 1100100101 1010011101 1011011011 111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 580
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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  • summary of Whoso List To Hunt, I Know Where Is An Hind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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