To Belshazzar by George Gordon Byron: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Belshazzar that begins with:

Belshazzar! from the banquet turn,
Nor in thy sensual fulness fall;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcbc dedeecXc fgfggcgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000101 101100101 01110111 01010101 10010110 11010011 11010101 00110111 11010011 11110100 11010011 11110101 111101001 11010101 11111110 11110101 11000101 11010111 11011101 11110101 01110101 11010101 01110111 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word die at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of To Belshazzar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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