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

Last night I was like one who prayed
Beneath a mystic tree...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abababcdcdcdefefefgagagahahahadiXidigjgjgjefefefkbkbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 54,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 010101 11010101 100110 01000111 011011 01010100 010101 11011101 010101 11010101 010001 11010101 011111 01000111 010101 10010111 001101 11111101 011111 01010101 110101 01010111 111101 11011101 110001 11010101 010101 10110111 100101 11110101 011101 11101000 111111 11011111 110111 11011101 010101 00100101 100111 100001101 1011001 01011111 010111 01011111 010101 11010101 011001 01101110 010111 11110011 010101 100111110 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1614
  • Average number of words per stanza: 321
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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