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

I hear in my heart, I hear in its ominous pulses,
All day, on the road, the hoofs of invisible horses, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAX bXc aXd Xcd bXa AAX XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011110010010 11101010010010 110110100010110 110110111010010 100101110110010 0010110010010111 010110111011010 1111011111101011 111110011110010 11001001110011 110010001110011 110111011011010 0100101010010 010010011010010 110010010010110 11011110010010 11101010010010 110110100010110 11001011100011 11001001110010 11011110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, in are repeated.

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

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

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

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