This is an analysis of the poem The Well-Beloved that begins with:
I wayed by star and planet shine
Towards the dear one's home ... 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: abaX cdcd eaea bcbX cccc fXfX dddX aXaX cdXX gXgX cXcd cfcf XbXX XXdX babX gagaXcaca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110111101 100111 11010101 101110 11010111 100101 11010101 1011001 11111101 110111 11011111 101111 101000101 110001 10010101 1011000 01101111 110111 01010101 110011 11101111 100101 11011101 111000 101011111 1111000 11100101 1101110 011010101 11011100 1010100110 101111100 101110101 1101011 11110011 1111110 111011101 11110100 010101001 101110100 11111111 10111010 01101101 111101 010110101 101101 11011111 110111 1010010101 1011111 11011100 1111010 10101101000 101111 101111101 1111010 11010001 1011101 11011101 1111010 10110101 1100101 01111101 1001001 11011111 111111 10011111 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 17
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 68
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more 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; and, i, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thou, my are repeated.
The author used the same words i, o 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 Well-Beloved;
- 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 Near Lanivet 1872
- Analysis of The Peasent's Confession
- Analysis of The Shadow On The Stone
