This is an analysis of the poem The Tune Mother Played that begins with:

He was only a tramp ! The organ grinder,
Fast in the thronging way, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab A Xa ba XXabA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101010 100101 10100111 1010101 111010101 110101 110100101 010101 11111101001 0101101 1011100111 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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; his is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

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

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