This is an analysis of the poem Lady Jane that begins with:

Sapphics.
Down the green hill-side fro' the castle window ... 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: XabcbXdXddXXeecddfgXXhXdijXbXkikcjjbaXdXXfXcXXXhfdfkXajgXXbXXfXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 65,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 10111101010 10111101010 11111101010 10010 10011101111 1011110010 1011010010 10010 10111101111 11111101110 10011101010 10010 10110101011 10111101010 10011101010 10010 10111011001 10011101010 00110111011 10010 11001101111 10010111001 1111010010 11110 11110101011 10011111010 10111101010 10010 101100101011 10111101010 11110111010 10010 11111101011 10010111011 11010110010 11010 101101101011 11111101110 11111100100 10010 101101011 10011101010 10111101010 10011 101101010100 10111101011 10111101011 10010 10111101111 11101101010 10111101011 100011 11111111010 10111101011 11111101010 11111 10111101011 10011101010 10111101011 10010 10011100001 10111101011 1001011010 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2570
  • Average number of words per stanza: 454
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Lady Jane;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch