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

Not baser than his own homekeeping kind
Whose journeyman he is - ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbbbbcdcdXeffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110001 110110 1111010001 110100 0101110101 010101 0101010111 010101 0101110101 111110 1111010101 010101 1111011000 110101 1111010001 0101110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 615
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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