This is an analysis of the poem Learning To Go Alone that begins with:

Come, my darling, come away,
Take a pretty walk to-day; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc bbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 1010101 1011101 1110101 1110101 1010111 1001101 1110101 1110111 1110101 1110101 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary of Learning To Go Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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