This is an analysis of the poem The Pilgrims that begins with:

An uphill path, sun-gleams between the showers,
Where every beam that broke the leaden sky...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbc dedeec fgfggX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111101010 11001110101 1101010111 11011111001 1111110101 1011 0110010101 0101110101 0111010101 01011010101 1101010111 0111 1101011101 0111110001 0111010101 1111010101 0101010101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word life at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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