This is an analysis of the poem Inscriptions : V. that begins with:
--Winter is dead! Hark, hark, upon our hills
The voices for whose coming thou didst yearn!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba caac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001110111 0101110111 101110100101 1101110101 11111101010 101100001110 010010111010 01000101010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; joy is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Inscriptions : V.;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Thomas MacDonagh
- Analysis of Inscriptions : Vi.
- Analysis of Introit : Ii. Images
- Analysis of Introit : Iii. The Tree Of Knowledge
