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

Love comes back to his vacant dwelling,—
The old, old Love that we knew of yore!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABba abABXabbaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001010 011111101 111110101 00111101010 1111011010 111111101 111001010 011111101 1111101010 110101001 1011101111 00101011110 111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, he are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Wanderer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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