Shadows On The Floor by Henry Clay Work: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Shadows On The Floor that begins with:

Saturday night! Saturday night!
The hope that lingered has taken to flight;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaX ddee ddffffbX gghhiXiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10011001 0111011001 01011001011 01111011001 11100011101 01111101111 11101001001 1010110110010 10011001 01001011111 11001111101 11101001101 10011001 01111011001 11001011001 01011001101 010100011001 11011011001 101101011111 111111110110 1001110011 01001011001 11101101001 11001011001 01011010001 0100110111110 11001101001 1011011111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; he, to, in are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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