This is an analysis of the poem Masters in This Hall that begins with:

Masters in this hall, hear ye news today.
Brought from over the sea and ever I you pray.... 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: aa BBCC dd BBCC dd BBCC aa BBCC aa BBCC ccXBBCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,2,4,2,4,2,4,2,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1000111101 101001110111 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 10100110111 111110101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 1010111111 10010110101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 01011011101 10111010111 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 1010110111 1110110101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 0010110011 10010111101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

  • summary of Masters in This Hall;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by William Morris