This is an analysis of the poem William H. Herndon that begins with:

There by the window in the old house
Perched on the bluff, overlooking miles of valley,...

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: abcbXdeedbXXXXdccXXdXXXaXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100011 1101101010010 110101101101 11101101100 1111001100101 111010001 100010110101 1100100101 1110101001101010 110110010100 100110100010 1001000010101001 01010010 10111001010 110001110101 01010010 10010111101 00110111001 001010111 110100110111 1111001010101 10110111 10101111001 1011111011 11110 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1088
  • Average number of words per stanza: 205
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; of is 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 William H. Herndon;
  • 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