Self- Unconscious by Thomas Hardy: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Self- Unconscious that begins with:

Along the way
He walked that day,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaaX XXbccb ccdeed fffXaf gXhddh Xgaiia cchffh Xaafbbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 1111 10111001 1101 1101 01010101 11000 11010 1111001001 11011 1101 111001011001 0101 11011 1100100101 010010 11010 1100101001 0111 00101 1100110101 111010 00111 010101101 11101 1100 110111001 0101 0100 101101111 1111 10101 111101101 1101 11111 1111110111 101100 11111 1010101101 11110 01010 110101101 1111 0101 010110101 11001 0111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Self- Unconscious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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