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

The troubadour from an unseen place comes,
To poetically sing of those current events......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcaaX Xaaacab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101010111 001001011001 010011010101 10101001 0101000111010 011100101010 0011100101 1010110110010 101000101 1100101010100 1010101 011101100010 1110010100 101001000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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