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

Lo, Lord, Thou ridest!
Lord, Lord, Thy swifting heart... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbccXXXcdcdcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 111101 1101110 1100001 11011 111101 100101 0100101 110110 11010110 11001100 111110 11100101 1111010 1111011 1111010 1100011 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 560
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; lord is repeated.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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