This is an analysis of the poem The Troubadour that begins with:
THE wind blows salt from off the sea
And sweet from where the land lies green;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbcc adadbb Xebeff Xbabgg XabaaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110101 11010111 11010111 11111101 11011101 01110101 10110101 11011101 10010111 11100101 11111111 11111101 11110011 11110111 11011111 11011111 11011101 11110111 11010101 11010001 11011101 01010101 11110111 01111101 10111101 10010111 10111101 11011110 11011101 10100100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; and, she, of, i, no, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Troubadour;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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