This is an analysis of the poem The Domestic Affections that begins with:
WHENCE are those tranquil joys, in mercy giv'n,
To light the wilderness with beams of Heav'n?... full text
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- Rhyme scheme: XXabccddXX ddee ffbb ffggffbbeehhgg ggiijj bXbbffaaddjj kXeekk hhddffbbffbb kkbbbbbbiihhee eedd llffkkffhhiiggmmXh nnddccaaeejjeeddbb jjXhfflleeaajX ggoo Xhhhjj bbjjkXbbddbX hhaajjbbhpbbkXjj hh ffbbffjjffjjjjddgg ffddffffddffqqllbb hhii bbffddkkhheejj nnh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,4,14,6,12,6,12,14,4,18,18,14,4,6,12,16,2,18,18,4,14,10,8,18,14,4,20,10,8,12,6,18,12,6,18,10,8,2,8,10,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
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- Amount of stanzas: 41
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 475
- Average number of words per stanza: 81
- Amount of lines: 432
- 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:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, his, and, thy, of, we, thee, to, in, by, no are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, thy, where, and, there, if, while, then are repeated.
The author used the same word when 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 The Domestic Affections;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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