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

THIS mood hath known all beauty, for it sees
O’erwhelmed majesties ...

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: aXbbccddeeffXdaaaXggaahh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110101 100100 0111110101 111101 11010010011 011111 11010110001 111001 1101011101 011011 1011000011 110101 1101110111 110001 1101001101 010100 1101110101 1101010 11001010101 111101 11011100111 111100 11010101010 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 876
  • Average number of words per stanza: 151
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Divine Vision;
  • 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 William Russell