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

God loafs around heaven,
without a shape...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbc acbXbbbbdeaaXbf bbbdgebhgbd Xhfaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,15,11,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 0101 111101001 110101 111 1110 11101 010010101 0110101010 10010111101 10010100011 0110 10010101100 11 10010101110 0111101 10001001 100111010101 1101110010 111110 01100110111 110010010110 0100111 010001 01111 11111101 0100 01000010 10101 11001 11011 111100111 1011 11110100010 111 11001 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words even, the, he, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word god at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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