This is an analysis of the poem The Sacrament that begins with:

THE World was builded out of flame and storm.
The oak, blast-beaten on the hills, stands forth,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXcXc aXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0111010111 0111010111 1011010101 11000100100 0100111111 01001010111 0101010001 1101111101 11010010100 11001000101 1101110101 0101100111 0101000101 1111111101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 the is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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