This is an analysis of the poem The Suicide's Soliloquy that begins with:

Here, where the lonely hooting owl
Sends forth his midnight moans,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec deXe fbfb bcbc cgcg gbgb chch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 110111 11111101 110111 11011111 111101 01111111 110101 11010101 1001010 01110101 1101110 11010111 110101 11010100 110101 011001001 111101 11110111 110001 11011101 110101 11011101 011001 11011101 0111001 11010101 111111 1111011 1101110 11010011 1111010 11010011 111001 11110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word by is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Suicide's Soliloquy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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