This is an analysis of the poem Decalogue Of The Artist that begins with:

I. You shall love beauty, which is the shadow of God
over the Universe. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab Xb cd Xe fdf Xa ee gh XeehXdcag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,3,2,2,2,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101001101 100101 1001101111110 0101111001010010 10101101001010 101100001 1111011010111100 11001101000010 1111110110011 1101111100100 101001110011 1101101101 11100100101 110101101 101011100101 10111111010 11011001011 1101101100111 0110111101010 10110001110110 10100110 111001011110 1001011111111 0100011100101 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to, or, beauty, be are repeated.

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

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

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