This is an analysis of the poem Good Hope that begins with:

Good Hope! Since white men's banners
First met the seaward breeze,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaabcb XaXacded XfXfXece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 110101 1101010 1101001 1011010 011101 1110110 011101 0111110 011100 1001111 110101 1111110 110111 0111110 011111 0111110 110111 1001010 0101001 0111010 110101 11111100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and, be are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word good at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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