This is an analysis of the poem The Hand that begins with:
Throughout my life I see
A guiding hand;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcbcb dedefgfgXbbbbebeb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011111 0101 011111 0101 111111 1101 111101 1111 110111 1101 010101 0101 110101 1111 1100011 1111 110001 1111 111101 1101 110111 1111 110111 1001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Hand;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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