This is an analysis of the poem Gipsy that begins with:

The longing flames in their nightly glance
Toward that homeland they never find. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX cXdcXaddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101101 011111101 1110101001 1101010110010 01111 001001101010 01010110010 101011011101 0111100 11111110 110010011100 11101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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