This is an analysis of the poem The Mothering that begins with:
I had lain untrod for a million years from the line to the Arctic sea;
I had dreamed strange dreams of the vast unknown,...
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: abbba accca aaaaa abbba addda aeeea accca abbba afffa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 111101010000100101 1111100101 0010110101 101110111 1011001 101001010110111101 010011011 0100110101 101110101 1010001 11101100101010101 111110101 1110110101 1010010101 1110101 11111101010010001 1110100111 111011101 1110100101 1011111 11111001011011101 1111111101 11111011001 1111111101 1110101 11111001011011101 1111010101 1010111101 101010111 1011111 11111111011111111 1111100111 011011111 101111101 1011111 1111111111010101 11100101101 10101101001 1011100101 1111101 0011100101001101 110010111 011100100 11100101111 1010001
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 10
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; had, of, my, to, he, and, him, his, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the, he, and are repeated.
The author used the same word then at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase he connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Mothering;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
