The Listener by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis: poem analysis

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

Why, certainly. Let's listen to the cricket.
Oh, I'm quite keen. Test match, I understand.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd bebefgfg hXhXibib jajaigig
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001100010 1011111101 11110101010 1100010101 1111011111 011111000110 1101111101 11011101010 1101110101 01011100010 1100110111 11010100010 1011100001 01011101110 1011010001 10011011110 0111001101 01011100100 1101011001 11010111010 1111111101 10111111110 11110110111 11010100110 11011101010 1001001111 110001001010 11111000111 1101111101 10010101010 1101010100 01011111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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  • summary of The Listener;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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