This is an analysis of the poem The Host that begins with:
I never could imagine God:
I don't suppose I ever will....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcc dadaee ffXfgg hihijj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 11011100 010101011 01110011 01011111 110101 11111101 11110110 11010111 11010101 11110001 110111 11110101 110010111 11110100 11110101 11110111 010111 01010011 01010111 11111111 11110001 01111111 110100
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 25
- 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, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, my are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase someone connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Host;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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