This is an analysis of the poem Hunter's Song that begins with:

The toils are pitched, and the stakes are set,
Ever sing merrily, merrily; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cXcX dXdb ebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 011110111 101100100 011110111 1011100 01010101 10010100 11100101 101100100 0111100101 1110100 11100101 11100100 11111111 1011100100 11011111 1011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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  • summary of Hunter's Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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