This is an analysis of The Hermit by James Beattie.
At the close of day, when the hamlet is still,
And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eaefdfd fgfgeded cecedbdb hhhhhfhf fdfdiXiX
- Stanza lengths: 8,7,8,8,8,8,
- Metre: 10101101001 11001010001 11101001101 111010001001 11101001001 101110001001 11001101011 11101111101 11101001011 11101011001 101101101001 101001101011 11001011101 11111011101 11011111001 11001101001 01101001001 11011101011 11101001001 11111101001 01101101001 11101011101 11001001011 11101101011 11111111111 11001011001 01011001001 11101001011 11001011001 111011001001 11101101001 11101011001 11001011001 11101011001 01001111001 11011001111 11011111001 11001101011 01101011011 11011111001 11011001001 11101001101 01101010001 111110010010 11011001011 1011011110110 110010100001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 47
Repeated words/phrases
for, i, mourn, to, from, and