This is an analysis of the poem A Vision that begins with:

I lost the love of heaven above,
I spurned the lust of earth below,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbX cdcd ecec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101001 11010101 11010101 11011101 11111101 01010101 110001101 01010100 11110101 11100101 11010101 11111101 010010011 11001101001 11110101 11110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of, every are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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