This is an analysis of the poem Old Codger that begins with:

Of garden truck he made his fare,
As his bright eyes bore witness;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefcgXg fgbXhihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 1011110 11010101 0101010 11010101 0101010 11111101 0101110 11010111 1101010 11010001 1101110 11010101 1101010 11011100 1100010 11010111 0100010 11000101 1001110 11011111 1111010 01110101 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; his, of are repeated.

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

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