This is an analysis of the poem Of Glory that begins with:

WHO will persuade me that one perfect song
Is not more glorious than a victor’s bays? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cddcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001111011 01110010101 1111110101 1101010111 1011110111 1111111011 1101010101 1111001111 0101111101 0101011101 11001010101 11010010111 0101000111 0111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 672
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; you is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Of Glory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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