This is an analysis of the poem The Flower-Angels that begins with:

Of old, with goodwill from the skies-
God's message to them given-...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb bdXd ebeb fgfg hhhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001 1100010 01010101 1101010 11010111 101111 11010011 111101 11010101 100101 11100110 010101 01010101 110101 11111101 010101 01000101 1100101 01010001 110001 01101111 111101 11110101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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