This is an analysis of the poem Even-Song that begins with:

Blest be the God of love,
Who gave me eyes, and light, and power this day, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacbbc deedefXf cXgXgbbg ahhaaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 11111111001 10010101 11110101 111101 10011001 11111111 1111011111 111111 1011110101 10110001 11111111 110111 11010101 01011111 11011001101 11111 1101010101 10011101 110111010 1011001 11011101 11010011 1111010101 111111 011110010110 100110010 110010001 111111 111011011 11010001 1001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, be, he, i, of, our, that, this are repeated.

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

  • summary of Even-Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by George Herbert