This is an analysis of the poem The Happy Traveller that begins with:
WHO is the monarch of the Road?
I, the happy rover!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbdd Aeceff AebeeeXAeceff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10011001 101010 10011101 1001110 10010101 11011101 11011001 1101010 11110101 0111010 11011011 01110101 11011001 1111010 11010100 11001010 110010111 01000101 11011001 1111110 11111111 1101010 11010001 11000101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; of, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words each, i are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Happy Traveller;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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