The Scoutmaster by Edgar Albert Guest: poem analysis

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

There isn't any pay for you, you serve without reward,
The boys who tramp the fields with you but little could afford....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc ddee ffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10010111110101 01110101110101 11110101111111 100101001110101 11000100010101 11000100010101 11010101010101 01010100010101 10010101010001 100101100100111 1001101010111001 101010101011101 11110111111101 11110101110101 11110101010101 111010101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, you, of, it, read, five, years, and, to, give are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you'll, five, they'll are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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