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

In the parched path
I have seen the good lizard ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdecdfgfheij bcibXkaflii higmlXXh iihmhngh dbXjmhibiXckhmiX bhmXeahlhkf mmbbXnlbimh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,11,8,8,16,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011 1110010 110101 1010 00111 01100010 00110 10110 11011 011010 1101 001010 1110101 001 0011 11110100 1111 111011010 10100010 1101 11110001 11100100 00100110 001101 1100010 1110011 0010010 010001 101 1010010 01001110 01001 001 110101 1111 110001 0010100 010010011 10100 1001 111 11110 11101010 11010 01 1011 0101 11111 11011 111010 010110 111010 111 010101 01010 011101 0010110 101101 0010010 101 1011 00010001 1011 111010 1011 01101 1011101 1110 11011 10100010 0111 1010 101010 0101 011010 101101 01110010 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 79
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his is repeated.

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

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

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

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