This is an analysis of the poem The Clough Among The Hills that begins with:

I know a clough where nightly
My spirit goes in dream,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcddd beXeefXf cgcgehXh ibibieae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 110101 1111110 010101 1111110 111111 01000010 100101 1001111 111111 11110010 010101 1101011 110101 10111010 010101 0101110 011101 1011010 110101 1111111 010111 11011100 111101 1111010 0111001 1111010 110101 10101010 011111 101101110 0010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Clough Among The Hills;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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