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

Trapped amid the woods with guile
They've led her bound in fetters vile...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbbbccddccccccaaXXeeddffccggddfffcchhiiijjaajjgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 50,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 11010101 010100100 11011101 11010001 11010101 1010111 110110001 01010111 01010101 11010111 10010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 01010101 01010101 01010111 010101010 110101100 11010101 11010101 01010101 01110101 100011001 11100101 1010111 1000111 01001111 01111101 11011101 110010011 11010101 11010100 110100011 01000101 11011101 11110101 11010101 01010101 01011111 01011101 01010101 110111001 11010101 01110101 11010101 11011101 10011101 110100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1711
  • Average number of words per stanza: 307
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; her, what are repeated.

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

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

  • summary 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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