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

Go East or West, go North or south, by land sea or air,
But before you go, make sure the old Tickler isn’t there....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb Xcdd Xcaa eeffgghh X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,8,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111111111 1011111011011 10001011111110 111101010111010 01011111100100 1111010101010 0100110111111 11110111011101 1111010110110 11011101111001 11101001011101 11010101010101 1111110011111010 1101010111110010 0111110001111010 011100010101010 01111101010101 11111111110101 10111010111101 111101011111011 010010001001001011001010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, go, or, he, they, and are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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