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

MY Countrymen, though we are young as yet
With little history, nought to show ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaacac daadXefe eeeefcfc eggehfhf eddeijij iaaifefe kffkefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100111111 010100101 01100010101 1111010101 11111111 11010010101 11010011101 110111001 1111111101 11110101 0100010111 0101011100 01011101 11001110101 1111001101 11010101 1101110111 11011001 110010100101 1101010101 11110101 1101011101 1100011101 01011101 1111011101 010100101 0101000101 0100010111 11011101 0101011101 1111011101 11110101 1111011111 01110101 1101011111 0111110101 01010101 1101110111 01010101 01110111 01111010101 01111011 1011010101 1101111101 01011001 1101010000 0101110101 01010101 1100110110 11111111 0111110111 1101011011 10011001 0011011101 1100011111 10101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2570
  • Average number of words per stanza: 432
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; in, and, to, something are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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