This is an analysis of the poem The Curse Of The Wandering Foot that begins with:

All hope of rest withdrawn me?--
What dread command hath put... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaBXcdc aeaecbcB bfbfgaga XcdchbhB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 110111 0101011 01001001 10110110 1101101 10010110 100101 01111101 011101 1010111 101001 10010010 011101 1111010 01001001 1011111 101011 0110111 110111 11010110 111111 11110010 111101 10110110 1100111 01111010 1100101 1101011 101101 011011 01001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; and, me are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, where, give are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Curse Of The Wandering Foot;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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