This is an analysis of the poem A Man Young And Old: Iv. The Death Of The Hare that begins with:

I have pointed out the yelling pack,
The hare leap to the wood,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXa Xcbcac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101 011001 11110100 011101 1010011 1010001 11001101 100101 11010101 110101 11110001 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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