This is an analysis of the poem The Charnwood Hills that begins with:

I have known moors and mountains,
And many a wind-swept height,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc XdXd XeXe Xdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 1100111 10101010 110011 1111100 1100001 10111010 110101 1001010 110101 1101010 100101 1100010 111111 0101010 110011 1110010 011111 1111010 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; of is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Charnwood Hills;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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