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

THE BRIDLE reins hang loose in the hold of his lean left hand;
As the tether gives, the horse bends browsing down to the sand, ... 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: aabb ccdd eeff aacc gggg dddd aaff hhffXggdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01011100100111 10101011101001 101001110010101 1111111110001 010010101100111 10101010010111 10110110100101 01001011101111 1101011101001 01100011101011 011010011001001 110010010101001 1101001010100101 11010011100101 01101010110111 110010111100101 1001110101001 10010110110111 100101101010011 10100100101001 1111011011111 1110100101111001 101001110101101 10010010011101 11011111101101 1011011101001 11001011111101 010010011010101 1100101101111 11001010101001 110010110100111 11101111101001 001011111100101 10101111100111 0100111101101 11111111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2366
  • Average number of words per stanza: 415
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, his, he, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Boundary Rider;
  • 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 William Heney