This is an analysis of the poem The Pity Of It that begins with:
I walked in loamy Wessex lanes, afar
From rail-track and from highway, and I heard... 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: abbXXbba cdcddX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1101010101 0111011111 01111101101 01010011111 1111111100 1111100111 1101011001 1111011101 11011010010 11110001101 01111110111 1001010011 1110010111 1111010000
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
- Average number of words per stanza: 58
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Pity Of It;
- 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 Before Marching and After
- Analysis of The Roman Gravemounds
- Analysis of At the Entering of the New Year
