This is an analysis of the poem The Travellers In Haste; that begins with:

ADDRESSED TO
THOMAS CLARKSON, ESQ.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbc ddeeccdd fffXbbggddaahijjcckk ffjjhiffXXbblljjmmnn XXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,20,20,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 10101 01 11010011101 0101011 11010101 01110111 11010101 11011101 10011101 11010101 11011101 11111101 101101010 010001010 11011111 01001101 11010101 10110001 11011111 11010111 11110101 110101001 11011101 01011101 01011101 11110001 01010111 11110101 01011101 01010101 110010101 11111101 110101010 110101010 10110101 11010001 10111101 11110001 110100010 010111010 0111011100 010111010 01010101 11110101 110111010 111110010 11010101 01011101 111001010 010101010 01000001 01010101 11010010 01011111 11010101 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 389
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

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