The Table Turned by William Wordsworth: poem analysis

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

Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books;
Or surely you'll grow double: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh iaiX cjcj gfgfXfgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111111 1101110 11111111 1101110 01010101 01001010 11011111 0111010 11011101 1101110 11010111 1101000 1111011 1101110 11000101 1100110 11010101 111101 010010111 111100 10100101 111101 01010100 110101 10011101 1100101 11010101 110001 01010101 111101 11110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; up, and, of are repeated.

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

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

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