This is an analysis of the poem De Ægypto that begins with:

I even I, am he who knoweth the roads
Through the sky, and the wind thereof is my body....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB XA Xc AB Xc cX XX AB XA cX XaXAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111001 101101110110 111001001 1101110010 1110010 100101 11011111001 101101110110 1010010 110011 01001001 11010110 11010010 010010010 11011111001 101101110110 111110001 1101110010 01001110 0111011 01001100100100 1011001010 11011111001 101101110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words i, the 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 De Ægypto;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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