This is an analysis of the poem The Hermit that begins with:
WHAT moves that lonely man is not the boom
Of waves that break agains the cliff so strong; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb adXd cddd deee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1111010101 0111100111 11010111001 0111110101 1101011101 1101010101 1101110101 01001101001 1111010111 0101110111 1101111111 0101111111 1101101101 1101111101 1101010101 1101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, its, when are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Hermit;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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