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

All through that summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab cdccd efeef ghggh fcffc dXddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101111 11000101 11010001 1010010101 11110111 11111101 0111100111 1100100111 11010101 110010101 11011101 11111111 01111101 11111111 10011110 11110111 110111101 11010101 01010101 01010101 111101001 11110011 01110101 010101101 110101001 11010101 10010111 11110101 11010011 111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; us, could are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines gate is repeated).

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

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

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