This is an analysis of the poem The Water-Witch that begins with:

The little creek went winding down
‘Twixt whispering reeds and small blue flowers,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb bcXc baXa deae fdbd cbfb Xaba Xcac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 1100111110 10010101 010111010 110101010 1000110111 10011101 11010101 11110101 010011101 01010101 01110111 11110101 11011111 11110111 00110101 11110101 11010101 11110101 01011111 11110111 01011111 0110101 01010001 11011100 11110101 10111101 11010101 10111101 11111101 110101010 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and, her, for are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines hours is repeated).

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

  • summary of The Water-Witch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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