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

AS I sat, to sift my dreaming
To the meet and needed word, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb ddXd XbXb aece XXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 0011101 10101010 0010001 10101011 1010111 10110010 1011001 11101100 010111 11111110 1010111 10101110 1110101 11101010 1010101 10011010 1110101 11111010 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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; to, she are repeated.

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

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