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

To a hunter from the city,
Overtaken by the night,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece fgfg hihX aXaX jgjg jijX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100010 1010101 10101010 101111 11101010 0011101 11100010 1010101 10111010 1010101 00111010 0010011 11011011 1011101 10101010 0011101 1101111 1111101 10111011 1011101 10101010 1010111 11101010 10100010 1111110 1110101 11101010 0010001 10101010 1010111 11100110 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Hermit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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