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

ACROSS the wind-swept spaces of the sky
The harp of all the world is hung on high,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd eeeXbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0101110001 0101010111 1101010101 0101010001 1101000101 111111011001 1101010101 01011000101 0101011101 1101011111 1100110001 1011011111 1101010111 1001011101 1001010111 1001011111 1000110111 0101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Harp;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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