This is an analysis of the poem To Doctor Priestley that begins with:

DECEMBER 29, 1792.
Stirs not thy spirit, Priestley! as the train... 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: X XabXcXaXXdba XXedcebdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,12,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011 1111010101 0110010101 1011010101 11110101010 1111010111 1101010101 0101010101 0101010101 110110010101 1011111101 01110011100 11011101101 0101000101 0111111101 0011110101 11010011101 0111011101 11011111010 0011001101 0101110101 11010001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Doctor Priestley;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Anna Laetitia Barbauld