This is an analysis of the poem Caedmon that begins with:

All others talked as if
talk were a dance. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXaefgXfbhhcbdXXhhgXXdXXedXdbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 1001 10010101 110101 10110 111 1101 110101 1111 111 0101001 000011 101101 00101 111101 01101 0110 011011 1001 010101 01 1111011 111110 1001001 0101010011010 1101 0100101001110 101101 01110110 1011111010 1111111 1111 0001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 855
  • Average number of words per stanza: 160
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Caedmon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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