This is an analysis of the poem An Episode that begins with:

There was a man rode into town one day,
Barefooted, hatless, and without a coat.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacadcad X effeeffeabXabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101100111 10001010101 0101010101 01010011101 1001110101 11110100101 1101101111 1101110111 1111011111 1111110111 1111111101 1101110101 0111011111 1111111101 1 1111011111 1101110111 1101110001 0101011111 1101010011 1011110101 1001110101 01011001001 1101010111 1111011101 1111110101 1011111111 01110011101 0111011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 408
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of An Episode;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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