This is an analysis of the poem The Hiding Place that begins with:
See the gloomy gath'ring cloud
Hanging o'er a sinful land!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc adadaeae fcfcagag ababhdhd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010101 10100101 1010101 1010111 1011101 1111111 1010101 1111111 1010101 1110011 10100101 1010101 1101101 0110111 1110101 1010101 1110001 1110111 1110111 1011101 1110001 1111101 1001001 1010101 1010101 1010111 1010111 1010111 1111101 1010101 1011111 1011111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, my are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Hiding Place;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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