Mute Opinion by Thomas Hardy: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Mute Opinion that begins with:

I
I traversed a dominion ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcdcd X bXbXaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1100010 110111 1101010 110111 1111011 011111 1111111 110111 1 1101010 110111 0100010 0101001 1101010 010010 1101110 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; its is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i 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.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Mute Opinion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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