This is an analysis of the poem The Tour that begins with:
O maiden aunt, you have come to call.
Do step into the hall!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabcbc deffde ddddee eeddcc XgXaaX ehheee dijdee feggijXi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110111101 110001 011 100101 1111011001101 1101011000111 11100101 1100111 1011111100101 110101 00111 010010101001 1110111001 10011 111111 1011010010111 11101001 1001011 110111010110 0111010 1101110101 01001011 01101 1111111101111 1111011101 110101 1011111 10101 01010 0111010101 1110111001 11011110 011011010 10101111111 1110001 1111111 10110110111 10010111 101110101010 1111 1011010101 1011111101 110111111 1101101 1110111 1110101 00100101101011 111101010 101101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, bit, tea, on are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, it, toddle are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Tour;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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