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

A tale we'll tell of what hath been
When maids and youths kept Halloween....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccddddXaeeffggeeeeddbXaabbgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110110 11111101 00010111 11000101 11010101 11001101 110011001 01011111 110101010 100111010 101110010 01000110 11011101 0110111 0101111 11010101 10110101 11010111 11110101 11010101 01011001 01010111 1010101 10110101 01101010 101100010 11000101 11011000 101010101 11010101 11011111 10101111 110101001 01111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 219
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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; of, to, one are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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