This is an analysis of the poem A New Pilgrimage: Sonnet Xiii that begins with:

And what strange sights have these threewindows seen,
Mid bonnes and children, in the Tuileries!... 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: aXabXcbcXaXXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111111001 1111000100 1101010011 1111100101 1001010100 10010001101 1101011101 0011011101 1011111000 11110011101 1011001100 10111100010 1011101100 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 614
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; and, his are repeated.

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

  • summary of A New Pilgrimage: Sonnet Xiii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt