This is an analysis of the poem The Tramp's Soliloquy that begins with:

I 'm sitting in the cells, alone,
All broken down and sad ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bX cb c d bb ba ca C de ce XX dc d eX eX XcXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000101 110111 11010111 010111 101010111 1101111 101001101 010111 11011101 111001 01010101 010001 11010101 0101011 111111101 011101 11010101 110111 01010111 110101 01010101 0101010 11010101 111101 11010001 010101 01011111 1010011 11011101 0101100 11010101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word the 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 The Tramp's Soliloquy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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