This is an analysis of the poem Out Of It All that begins with:

Out of it all shall come splendor and gladness;
Out of the madness and out of the sadness,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa bbcc ddcc eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011110110 10010110010 1011001101 1111011011 11011011010 10110010010 1011011111 1101001101 1011010111010 1111010111010 01101111001 01101011111 11101011101 111101001001 001001101001 111011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (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; and, out, of, at, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words out, not, the are repeated.

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

  • summary of Out Of It All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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