is a thirty-six line poem which is contained within one block of text.The poem begins with the speaker designing the Traveller and his horse.Summary of The Listeners 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare describes the actions of a Traveller who knocks on at the door of a seemingly deserted home at night.It creates a feeling of anxiety in a piece that add an additional layer to the overwhelming theme of loneliness.The piece follows a consistent pattern of rhyme in the scheme of, abcbdefe, and so on.

changing end sounds as the poet saw fit.This means that there are two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.De la Mare chose to create rhyming pairs that are separated by un-rhyming lines.