To The Head-Ach by Felicia Dorothea Hemans: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To The Head-Ach that begins with:

THOU tyrant of the ling'ring hour!
Ah, why with me delight to rest?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXB cdcd eXeX fdfd bgbg dedX hbhb ieie aBXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110001010 11010101 11011101 0101 01110011 01010101 11010101 1101 1111011 111101100 11010101 1101 110101001 00100111 01010101 0111 11010101 11010011 11100101 1101 11011111 11011001 11010101 0101 11111101 01010101 11010101 0101 11010101 01011001 01010001 0101 110001010 11010101 11011101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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  • summary of To The Head-Ach;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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