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

Hurry, stranger, quickly come
to your father's home at last,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdXdefcfgbhhXeieehihebjbjkdklXflfXlcXacabXbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 0110111 1010101 1010101 10010101 1011111 1011101 1001111 01010001 01111111 1110111 11010110 1110011 01011111 1111101 11111010 1101011 11011100 11001101 11000101 11110111 11111010 110101001 011101110 11010111 11010011 01011111 1000101 01010101 01011100 1010111 1111100 1111100 1000101 110101110 11011111 11111010 01011100 0110111 11001110 1011111 111011111 1110101 11010111 0010111 11010001 11010101 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1630
  • Average number of words per stanza: 303
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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, her, you'll, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you'll, your, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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