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

O you would clothe me in silken frocks
And house me from the cold, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111110101 111001 110111101 111101 111100110 010101 10111010101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, me are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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