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

Though I follow a trail to north or south,
Though I travel east or west,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaca Xdeded cfXfbf dcdcbcXbdbdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010111 1110111 1010110101 1110111 1111011011 1110101 0111001001 0111001 0110101101 0111101 1011101101 1111101 1010010101 10101101 1011011101 0100101 1111101001 101111 0011110101 0111001 10101110111 0111101 1110011111 1101101 1111101001 0111101 1110011101 0101011 1101101011 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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