This is an analysis of the poem The Hunting Of The Witch that begins with:

I rose up one bright winter's morning:
My heart was as heavy as lead;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXdXd XefeccXc bafafdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111010 11111011 110110010 11100101 010100010 111101001 11111111101 10101111 111111110 11111011 111110110 1101011 1110010010 11001001 1010011010 0110101 111111111 11001011 1111010110 11100111 110011110 11101001 1111011111 00101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; i, of, by, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words at, no are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Hunting Of The Witch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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