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

In all the pubs from Troon to Ayr
Grandfather's father would repair...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXccb cccdeXed aaafgghf iiihjjjh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11010101 01010101 0101 11000111100 101010111 01110101 1111 11100101 11011101 11111101 0111 01010101 111101110 11010101 1111 11110101 11110101 11010101 0111 01010101 01010101 11000101 1111 11010100 11110101 01111111 1101 01101001 11101101 0101101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; and, my are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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