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

Once a charcoal wagon passed,
And an old black charcoalman,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbCXddCcCCXefefCXeeCcCCXgcgcCXbbCcCCXeaeaCXhhCcCCXbbbbCXaXCXcCcCXXCcCccCccCX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 78,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1111100 1010111 1011101 101011 111110 1011111 1011101 1011 1010101 1111 111111 111 1110110 1010101 1010111 1110101 101011 111110 1011101 1111111 1011 10111101 1111 111111 111 1111101 0011101 1111111 1110101 101011 111110 1011101 10101001 1011 1011111 1111 111111 111 1111001 0011111 11111001 1011111 101011 111110 1011111 1010111 1011 1011111 1111 111111 111 1110111 1110110 1010100 10111111 101011 111110 1011111 11111110 1011 1001101 1110011 1011 1010111 1111 1111101 1010111 1111 1110111 1111 1110101 1110010 1111 1010101 1111 111111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 385
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines charcoal is repeated).

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

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