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

Who Slammed Doors For Fun And Perished Miserably
A trick that everyone abhors...

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: X aaXXXb ccbbdd bbeebb ffccgg hhhhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101000 01110101 01010101 010101010 110101100 11010100 110001001 11010001 11011101 01010101 11110111 11010111 11110101 01010101 01011101 01010101 11000101 11010101 01011111 010010111 11010101 10010001 11010101 11010101 11110111 01010101 01010111 01011101 11011101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, it, and are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Hilaire Belloc