This is an analysis of the poem The Complaint Of Prometheus that begins with:
PROMETHEUS (alone)
O holy Aether, and swift-winged Winds,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bXcdbXdefefXfbXagghhiiccjjjXfkaakaagaggggXbg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,44,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10001 110101111 11011101000 0111110011 11101011111 01101110101 010111 110101 11010100001 0111011 0110010101 11011111111 11011101010 11001111011 0100110 111111111100 1011110101 1100111111 10010101001 0100110101 01010010101 1111110101 0101010111 1001011111 0001010111 01010101101 10010011101 1101101100 11110100100 1101010101 111101 101011001001 001101011001 101001101101 011011111001 101001001001 011101 101101 11011101011 01111011101 011101011011 101101 101100 011011 111101011101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 885
- Average number of words per stanza: 169
- Amount of lines: 45
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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, woe, i, god, or are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word behold is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Complaint Of Prometheus;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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