This is an analysis of the poem The Secret Of The Universe that begins with:

AN ODE
(By a Western Spinning Dervish)...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX abbacddccceaaebXddfffgghhhhiiaiaiddjjddjXjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,43,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 10101010 11110101 1111 110101 00101000101 1101011111 0111011 0010101 0111011111 0101010111 1111100111 0101010100 000111 0101 11001010100 1111110101 0101110100 11111101 101110111 01011101 01000111 10110011 10110111 01000111 11011111 1111 1101 10010111 110111110 101111110 110000101 011101010 1111 100100101100010 11110111 11011101 1101100100 00111101000 1111 0101 1111000100 11000011000 10110010100 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 819
  • Average number of words per stanza: 138
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase this connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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