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

I made a mountain-brook my guide
Thro' a wild Spanish glen,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dede fefe abab agag hihi gaga iaia egeg fafa jaja kiki fgfg cbcb aaaa ebeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 101101 11010101 100101 01100101 1100101 00110101 011101 011101001 010111 1101001001 011101 01000111 110101 011100001 100101 11010101 1101001 11010101 011101 11010001 0101001 001111001 100111 11010101 010101 110011001 010101 01101101 1100101 11010101 110101 110101010 1010111 100111010 011111 01011101 110101 00110101 010101 11010101 011101 11011101 110101 1111111 011111 10110111 010111 10111101 111101 11110101 110111 11011111 111111 01000101 111100 10011101 110001 01010111 0111001 10110111 011101 11110111 111101 11011110 1100110 10111111 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Felicia Dorothea Hemans