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

Sitting with strangers in the hurrying train,
We spoke not to each other. Golden May... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece ff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 10010001001 1110110101 1011110001 1101010101 0111110111 0100110111 1011110101 1001001101 1101010111 110010101 1111111111 110100111 1101110111 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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