The Tramps by Robert William Service: poem analysis

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

Can you recall, dear comrade, when we tramped God's land together,
And we sang the old, old Earth-song, for our youth was very sweet;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX adadXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 110111111111010 111011111111101 1111111011111110 01010101011111 010101011111010 11111101111110 1110001111101010 01010101110111 0101010101000010 11011100111101 111101001111110 11111101110111 1101010101010101 01010101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 294
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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