This is an analysis of the poem The Mirror In The Hall that begins with:

The rich house had in the hall
An enormous mirror, very old;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cddadaefX ggcbef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111001 101010101 11110001 0101010101010 111110111 110100101100 011001111001 01001010010 1101110 111001010101101 1101110110 1110011101101 1011011111 00100010 00101001110 0110111 11101010101 10101010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; and is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Mirror In The Hall;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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