This is an analysis of the poem The Music Of The Chase that begins with:

I don't know any tune from any other,
I couldn't sing a song if I were paid,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcdXXdefXfggdhhdhihieecXXcehehjjhkkh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110101010 1101010101 11010100010 10101110001 1111100 1110101 00111010001 00101110 10111110 11101010001 11010100010 1111011001 11010101010 00111010101 110111 1001101 10111010101 1110101 1010101 10101111001 1101010111 0010011110001 011011011101 10100010001 010111 0010101 0101010011 0101011 1010110 00100010101 11101110010 1101000101 110100110101 0100010111 010001 1010101 10101110111 1110101 0110101 10100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1483
  • Average number of words per stanza: 300
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; i, of, and, ' are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Music Of The Chase;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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