This is an analysis of the poem Let Your Light So Shine that begins with:
Sometimes, O Lord, thou lightest in my head
A lamp that well might pharos all the lands;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eaea fafa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0111110011 0111111101 1001010111 1001010101 0111111101 1001001101 10001011101 1011110001 11000100010 1001010101 010101001010 1111111101 1111001101 1011101101 1011110101 1100010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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 Let Your Light So Shine;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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