This is an analysis of the poem The Oats that begins with:

The Oats
Here I stand with tinkling bells galore, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbcX ddaa eedd ffgg gggg ccee ggaa XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 1110100101 101111111 101010101 111110101 1111101001 101010101 1010111001 001011101 101010101 111000111 111010111 1010001001 101011101 101110101 111111101 111011101 111010111 1010010111 101011101 101010101 101110101 101110101 111011111 101011001 111010011 101011101 101110101 001011101 11 10101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, friends, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, friends, ringing are repeated.

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

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

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