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

There dwelt a widow learned and devout,
Behind our hamlet on the eastern hill.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeXeXfeXgcacfhchdXhggcacfchcXieiXgig
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110101101 0111010101 1111110101 1100011101 0101011111 1111011101 1101010100 11110011111 0101011111 0101010101 11011101001 1000101001010 0111110111 0111010111 11010010101 0101000101 1101010101 1101110111 1101011101 1001010101 1101110101 1011001011010 1111010101 11001011101 11110100001 1111111101 1111010101 1101010110 1101110011 0111010001 1111011001 0101010101 1011010101 10011101001 01010100101 11010101001 1101010101 1101011101 1101010101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1820
  • Average number of words per stanza: 326
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, and, one are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and, they, one are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Hearth Eternal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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