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

The heart that once was rich with light,
And happy in your grace, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeXebfXf ghghbfafXifi XcacXcccadfd aifibjajceXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 110011 1110101 110111 110010101 1100101 01010101 110101 01010101 010100 11000100 111101 01010101 011101 01011101 110101 11110101 111101 11110101 010101 11010101 110111 11011101 010101 11010110 111110 11110101 010101 11010011 111101 11110101 110101 110010111 111101 01011101 010101 01010111 111111 11010101 110101 11111101 011011 11011111 111101 11111101 100101 11011111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 380
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Henry Kendall