This is an analysis of the poem Jeduthan Hawley that begins with:

There would be a knock at the door
And I would arise at midnight and go to the shop,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXbXXbaaaXXXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 1110111111001 1010100111100 100111010 11011011101 001011101 1100111101 1111010 1101101010 11001001011 11001001010 1110110110010 1101010010 1100101010 1101001011 11001001001 1110001010 110100101 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 750
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; would, and, with 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 Jeduthan Hawley;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Edgar Lee Masters