This is an analysis of the poem Hobo that begins with:

A father's pride I used to know,
A mother's love was mine;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ebebfefe XfafcbXb ghghgegX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 010111 11011101 110001 11111101 110101 11011101 111101 11111101 110101 11110101 110101 11010111 1100101 11110101 111101 11110011000 010001 11010111 111101 11010101 100111 11111101 111101 11111101 111101 11010101 110101 11011101 110101 101010101 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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