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

I remember a marvellous instant,
Unto me bending down from above,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcBXdXdXeXeXafacbgBgafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010010 101101001 110010010 111001011 1011010010 001001011 011111010 111101001 1001011110 101011101 1011111010 111101001 0010110111 01101011 011010110 01101101 01110100100 01111001 10100110010 111001011 1011110010 11011011 1111010110 101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 867
  • Average number of words per stanza: 156
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words bereft, to, as, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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