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

Eagerly he took my dime,
Then shuffled on his way,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cdcdd ababb efeff ababb ghghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001111 110101 1011111 1110111 1011101 1010111 1100101 1011101 1011111 1010101 1000111 1011111 1011011 1110001 1011100 1010101 1010111 11001001 1111111 1010111 1111101 1110101 1110111 1010101 1110101 1110101 0011101 1110111 1110101 0111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; not is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

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

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

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