The New-Chum Swell by Charles Thatcher: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The New-Chum Swell that begins with:

I’ll sing just now a little song,
For you must understand,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacada edddXfgf ghXhcheh Xijikeae jcgcekkk kXXfcefe cclcdeke kkXkbmkmXkkdkkele
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111101 10011100 110101 11011111 110111 001011101 011111 11110110 010101 11011101 110101 0110010 101111 11010100 110101 101010101 1100011 10010111 010001 01011101 010011 10010111 1111101 0111110 111111 1111111 110101 0111011 101111 11011111 010101 11011111 10010001 01011101 1010101 11110101 1111001 01010111 110111 0110010 110100 1111010 110101 11110101 111101 011011111 110111 1111010 1011111 101001101 111101 01010111 010101 11111101 1101001 11010101 111101 11011001 111001 11110111 011101 10001111 010101 01100010 110001 11110101 1100111 1010110 110101 111110101 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, his, and, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of The New-Chum Swell;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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