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

OFT in the blazing summer noon,
And oft beneath the frosty moon,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeff ggeeffXhiieejjcfddaa ccgghhXikkgXbbiillffggbbffggddmmmmeegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,20,38,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 11010101 11110111 110110101 01010101 11010101 10011101 010101001 10111101 01000101 11011101 01010101 11110101 01100101 10111011 01010101 010100111 110111010 100100100 110000101 11011101 110001001 01010101 11010111 01011111 11010101 01111111 01010111 010101001 11010001 11010101 11111101 110101001 11010111 01010101 111100101 11110111 11011101 111101010 11110111 11010101 10110101 111101011 11111000 11010101 11010101 11011111 10111011 11011111 11110101 01010101 01111101 11110101 10110101 10010111 110010101 11010001 11011111 010101001 01110101 11011011 1100100101 11010101 11110001 11001101 11011111 11011101 11010111 11011111 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 852
  • Average number of words per stanza: 151
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, to, no, nor are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, the, no are repeated.

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

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

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