Prometheus Amid Hurricane And Earthquake by Aeschylus: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Prometheus Amid Hurricane And Earthquake that begins with:

Earth is rocking in space!
And the thunders crash up with a roar upon roar, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcbcbdXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 101011001011 101010110011 101011001111 101001101011 11110011001001 11110001001 101111001011 001011101001 111011011100 110011010110 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 576
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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