This is an analysis of the poem The Greatness Of The World that begins with:

Through the world which the Spirit creative and kind
First formed out of chaos, I fly like the wind,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb ccddee ffXbgg bXfbX XhbhfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101001011 11101011101 01101 001011 11011101111 11011001101 11101001001 11000011101 11001 111101 101011001101 111111111111 101001011001 11011001001 11011 011001 11011011111 11001011001 11001011101 01011101101100 101101 110101101111 1101100110100 101100110100100 10010011110110 101101 1111010 111111001001 010010100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

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

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