This is an analysis of the poem A Lyrical Picture that begins with:

SEE! See!
How the shadows steal along, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcddeec XaaXfefgge eeeeXdXffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1011101 1000101 10100 011011110 10101010 1110 1010101 1010101 101110 11 10111001 0110101 10111 10101111 001001010 1111 00101001 11100101 1001010 11 01100111 1110001 10111 110110010 10111110 001100 1111101 10100101 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of A Lyrical Picture;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Paul Hamilton Hayne