This is an analysis of the poem A Creed that begins with:

Out of the womb of time and dust of the years forgotten,
Spirit and fire enclosed in mutable flesh and bone,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa bcac aXaba XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111000010 10110010100111 11010101101110 01010011110101 0001011010011110 1100010110111 1001101001110 0111100100110101 111011111010110 111101110111 11 110110001010110 11010110111101 100101001000010 1010011110101101 0001111111101000 0111111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word if is repeated.

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

  • summary of A Creed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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