This is an analysis of the poem A Song In Time Of Order. 1852 that begins with:
PUSH hard across the sand,
For the salt wind gathers breath;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gdGD haha gdGD ijij gdGD akak alal lXlk gdGD hfhfXgdGD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110101 1011101 101111 1110101 01011011 0111011 0111011 01001001 1110101 0111011 110111 1010111 01001110 01011001 1111010 0101111 1001001 1001001 101101111 111001001 111010010 111101001 1111010 0101111 111001011 0111001 01101001 101101001 011010010 101001001 1111010 0101111 111111001 011101001 101111101 101101011 101010010 101011001 111100010 11001001 101011101 101001001 11001001 11001001 1011111010 101001001 1111010 0101111 101101001 011001001 1001011 10111011 001001110 00111001 1111010 0101111
- Amount of stanzas: 14
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; push, and, with are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, out, they, when, in are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Song In Time Of Order. 1852;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
