This is an analysis of the poem Hemlock Mountain that begins with:

By orange grove and palm-tree, we walked the southern shore,
Each day more still and golden than was the day before....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccbbXccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101111110101 1111110110101 1111011110111 011111010111 0101010011101 0111010010101 0101110010101 010101110101 1101010110101 0101010110101 0101110111101 110101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • 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; and, its are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Hemlock Mountain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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