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

He wrought in poverty, the dull grey days,
But with the night his little lamp-lit room...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacXc dcedce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101000111 1001010111 1101011101 0111011101 0101111001 1001110101 111101000011 11001010101 10010011111 1100110111 1001001001 1110010111 11001010001 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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 The Warrior;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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