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

The water, lapping, lapping in the reeds!
What stood beside it in the waning moon... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbacA XXbbXbXcccaacA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010001 1101000101 1100011101 0101110101 0101010001 100111 1101110001 010101 0111 1001110111 1101 0111 0101010001 110101 110101 0111010001 011101 0101110101 0101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 355
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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