This is an analysis of the poem The Song Of The Worlds that begins with:

Along our sun-appointed ways
Gulf into gulf expires;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa bcXb Xdde fggf XXag hiih XXce ajja iffi eXee kbbc jbbj hXah dhhXXkaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 1001010 1101010010 011101 10010101 110111 11001000 101101 0101010 110101 01111001 110011 11110101 1100101 11011101 111101 100100010 010110 10100101 110101 10110101 010101 11011011 110101 110110010 110110 11011101 110101 11010100 110101 11010001 110101 01010101 11011 10110100 1100101 11011001 111000 01010101 111101 10010100 100101 11111001 010111 01110011 0101001 110100100 110101 10010001 010111 01010101 010101 100011101 111101 01010101 010110 01010100 110101 01111101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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