This is an analysis of the poem Haunted that begins with:

How restless are the dead whose silent feet will stray
In to our lone retreat or solitary way;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbbdd eeffggddhhiijj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 110101110101 001101110101 010111110101 110101110101 1100101110101 110111010111 111111111101 110111111110 110101110101 011101011101 111111111111 11010111101 0101010110101 110101110101 111101010101 011101010101 110001110101 11101011101 010111110101 010111111101 111101110101 110011111100 110001111101 100101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 602
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or, our, to, they, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Haunted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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