This is an analysis of the poem Ballad Of The Banshee that begins with:

Back thro' the hills I hurried home,
Ever my boding soul would say:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX caca dede fefe egeg gggg cbcb eh eh eeee ibib
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,2,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 10110111 10110111 1111011 11110111 11011101 10110101 110110101 10110101 10110101 10011111 10101101 10010111 010100111 10100111 10110101 10011101 11111111 100100101 001100111 11110101 11011101 11100101 11110111 1111101 11100101 11100111 10101101 11011101 100111111 100011101 11110111 10100111 11100101 10011101 10111101 11110101 10110111 11110011 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

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

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