This is an analysis of the poem Prospects that begins with:

We have set out from here for the sublime
Pastures of summer shade and mountain stream;...

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: AaA aaA aaa aaA aaaXaaAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011001 1001011101 1111110111 0101010101 0111010101 1111011001 0101001111 1111110011 0101110111 1111101101 1111010111 1111011001 1111010111 0111011101 1011110111 11001001101 0111000101 1111011001 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; we is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word time at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Prospects;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Anthony Evan Hecht