This is an analysis of the poem Hame that begins with:

The warl it's dottit wi' hames
As thick as gowans o' the green,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX Xcac daXa XXbX efbf XgXg Xhbh dXgX XXXa Xehe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 11110101 11011101 01111001 11011001 1111101 0110101101 1010111 01101101 1011101 0100110111 1010111 1100101 1010101 101110101 1010101 1110101 1110101 1011010101 10111101 1101101 10111011 101100111 1110101 11111101 100101 1010110101 1011111 00101111 11110100 1110110101 10010110 10111001 111111 11110101110 1001101 11101101 101111 11111100111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; an', o', hame are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words an', wi' are repeated.

    The author used the same word an' at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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