This is an analysis of the poem The Conselor that begins with:

On An Engraving of Scheffer's
Christus Consolator...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX a bccbbccbdaadda X ecceececfbbffb X baXbbaabdggddg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,14,1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010010 101000 1 1101001101 1111110101 11001101001 0101010101 1011110001 1111010101 1110111011 0101110011 1011110101 11111110101 11111011111 0101100111 1111010101 1111010101 1 1111011101 0111010111 0101101101 0101110101 1101011111 11110111001 11101110101 1011011101 1100111101 0111111101 1011110101 1101010111 10111111001 1101111101 1 0101010011 0111110001 1101111100 0101011101 11010010111 1101110001 11001011101 0101111101 1011000111 0110010101 0111110101 1001110101 1101001100 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, no, for, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thou, in are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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