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

In a strange town in a far land
They met amid a throng;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefcccc ggggfgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110011 110101 11111101 111101 11110101 110101 11010101 0111 11011101 100101 11010111 110011 11010101 0100111 11110101 1111 11011001 111111 11110001 110001 00110011 010111 11111111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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

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

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