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

That was the top of the walk, when he said:
'Have you seen any others, any of our lot,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXabXXXXaXcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001111 111101010011 0111 0111010 11011 11011111 011101 111001010010 111011011 110110 11111110011 1101001 10110 101001 011 010111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 507
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, lot are repeated.

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

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

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