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

With a twinkle in his eye
He'd come gayly walkin' by...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbaacX ddefaXbf ggcXaahh ddehiieh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010001 1110101 11100010 1110001 1110111 1010111 101111100 010101 10101101 1010111 1110010 1010101 1111111 1110101 1101110 0010101 1110111 1110101 11101110 1110100 1110101 1011111 1100110 11001101 1010111 1110011 11100110 1111011 1010111 0010101 10101010 00100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; he'd, them, he, no, more are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words an', and are repeated.

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

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

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