This is an analysis of the poem All Flesh that begins with:

I do not need the skies'
Pomp, when I would be wise;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaaacc XdeeXdf fggehddXbiiaX ddjjehXd ddjjhecc Xfffbbddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,13,8,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 111101 110101 1001111 111001 101101 0111001 100111 110111 110100 101111 100101 111010 0101101 0101101 110101 101101 101101 1111011 100100 10111 11110 100100 1011001 010111 1000001 1011011 110100 010001 101111 101111 1000111 010101 10100 110110 110001 11111 101111 010001 011111 000100 110101 100001 101111 010100 011111 111111 010011 111101 110101 010111 010101 100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of All Flesh;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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