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

There may be finer pleasures than just tramping with your boy,
And better ways to spend a day; there may be sweeter joy;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bbbb ccdd eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101110011 11010101110101 11010101110111 10101101011101 11110101110111 11111101110111 11110101011101 11110100010101 11110101110101 11010101111100 11111101100101 11011111010101 11110011110101 11110101010111 111100110100111 11000100110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; there, may, be, and, to 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 Finest Fellowship;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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