This is an analysis of the poem The Widow that begins with:

By Mellstock Lodge and Avenue
   Towards her door I went, ... 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: Xaba cdcd efef Xdgd hihi fcfX bdbd ecXc ijgj XkekXjcic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 11011101 100111 11110101 100101 01010101 1100111 11110111 10111011 01101001 111001 11111111 111011 01111100 110111 11110101 1111001 11111101 110101 01010101 110011 101011111 111011 11011111 1101010 11111101 110101 10110010 110101 11110111 110101 11011100 110111 11110111 111111 11111101 110011 110101110 110101 01111101 110101 01011111 110111 11111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; my, and, her, i are 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 The Widow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Thomas Hardy