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

She stood among the longest ferns
The valley held; and in her hand... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbabXa cdcddXddd Xeeaebabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01011001 11010111 010100111 11010101 01110101 11011111 01010101 01010101 11011101 010011111 01111101 11011101 01011111 011111010 110100101 01011111 01110101 110111000 01110011 10110101 10010101 11011101 11111111 11010101 010010111 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; her, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.

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

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

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