This is an analysis of the poem The Stockman that begins with:

A bright sun and a loosened rein,
A whip whose pealing sound... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababcdc XeXebXbf fdXdbbbb aeXeegXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 011101 11010101 1100111 110011111 110111 11011101 011101 1010111010 111101 11010101 001011001 00101100111 110101 10110001 1011111 11001111 110011 11110101 011101 01110111 1110011 010100111 11100111 11100100101 1011101 111111101 110101 1011100111 1111111 01011101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; our is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, as, with, there's, the are repeated.

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

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

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