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

Now God between us and all harm,
For I to-night have seen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABXcdddefXfafdfabebdfcX XeXefABX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011111 110111 00100111 010110 111111011 110111 11110101 111111 10010111 101101 10010101 110101 11010101 010100 11010101 111101 11010101 111100 01010101 1100101 11111101 110101 11111111 010111 11010101 001111 11110100 000111 11010101 110111 00100111 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 461
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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, she are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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