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

When I went by the meadow gate
The chestnut mare would trot to meet me,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaeafaf ghghaeae if i fgXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,2,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110111 011111011 11010111 110110011 11110101 110101010 11111101 110111110 10011111 010111010 11010111 010111110 11111001 111101010 11010101 111111110 11111101 110111010 11111111 110101010 11011001 111101010 11110101 110101110 11110101 110111010 11011101 101111010 11000111 111111110 11110111 10011010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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