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

My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky.
It's time to take the window to see Leerie going by;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc ddbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101011101 0101010011101 110011101011111 01010101110101 11100101010101 11100101111110 11111101111001 1111111110101 11110100010101 1110101111101 11011101010101 1110101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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