This is an analysis of the poem Midnight On The Great Western that begins with:
In the third-class seat sat the journeying boy,
And the roof-lamp's oily flame ... 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: abcdb adcXd aXeXf agefg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 00111101001 1011101 111010111 10110011110 1111 00100101001 10101101 0101101001 110100111 10101 1110111001 010110 110101001 11111101 0101 1110111001 111101 10101011110 0100111110 1110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, you are repeated.
The author used the same word in 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 Midnight On The Great Western;
- 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.
More information about poems by Thomas Hardy
- Analysis of The Dance At The Phoenix
- Analysis of Departure (Southampton Docks: October, 1899)
- Analysis of Domicilium
