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

That Barret, the painter of pictures, what feeling for color he had!
And Fanning, the maker of music, such melodies mirthful and mad!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccX ddd bbb eee bbb aaa fff ggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001001011011011 11001001011001011 11001001011001011 0101100101101001 001101101011101001 100010010001011001 110010010110111010 0100100100100010010 010110010110010010 11011001000101001 111011011001101111 1100110100101101001 11001001011011111 1011011000100101 1011111011001101 11011011010100111 11011010111001 1101110101001001 11111001011111111 1100100101101001 111001010001011001 1011010100101111 10110101001110011 1100110101111111 110010101101101 11101010100111 010100100101001 1101101101111111 1111010101101101 011110101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 68 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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