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

He travels after a winter sun,
Urging the cattle along a cold red road,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX cXcX aXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100101 10010010111 10000111 11010110 0110101 1111110011 110001001011 110111 11001 01111010 111011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

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

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

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