This is an analysis of the poem The Lament Of Maeldune that begins with:

Over the hills of heather
Wakens the windy morn,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXb XcXcbdbd efXffeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010 100101 001001000 11100111 1110010 0100101 1001110 11101001 11101110 100111 11010110 0110101 111001011 1110111 1001110 100111 01001111 10111101 01110010 00101111 1011010011 00111101 001001000 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, in, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words gladly, in are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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