This is an analysis of the poem Images To Reference that begins with:

When one travels alone,
And not from views high on a saddle......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eeXcf cXXfe fcXfXXABCDfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 110111010 01010100 10101101 1101001011 011111110 1010101110101 01001100 110100010 1000100010001 01101010 100100011 0101100010010 0101010 100010010100100 1111010010 011110 0110001 10010101001011 111001 110111010 01010100 10101101 11100010010100100 11101001010 0100101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The author used the same words when, images at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Images To Reference;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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