This is an analysis of the poem A Ho! A Ho! (Song ) that begins with:
Act II Scene ii, lines 26-55
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X AAAbbcbbbc AAAddedeee AAAffgfddg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,10,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111 0101 1111 11010101 01111101 11110101 110101 01110001 01010011 11110101 111101 0101 1111 11010101 01010101 010011101 111101 01010101 110111001 11010101 111101 0101 1111 11010101 110100111 01010111 010101 11011101 110111001 11011101 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; and, their are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.
The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of A Ho! A Ho! (Song );
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