This is an analysis of the poem A Hearth Song that begins with:
One more log on the fire!
For we be agèd men... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababa b acac ac ded ede fg fgfg h chXhc aiaia Xi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,4,2,3,3,2,4,1,5,5,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111010 11011 1101110 101101 0101010 1010101 1101110 110101 1100010 110111 0101110 111101 1111110 011101 0110010 110111 1101010 110111 1101110 1010111 1101010 110101 1101010 100101 1011010 101101 0101110 101100 0100010 101100 1111010 110101 1001010 010111 1111010 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 43
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Hearth Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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