This is an analysis of the poem Lord! When Those Glorious Lights I See that begins with:

Lord! when those glorious lights I see
With which thou hast adorned the skies,... 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: ababcdcd efeffgfg Xggghihi ijijjdjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111100111 01110101 0101110 11110111 10001101 11110101 11001101 11000101 01011101 01110101 01001101 10110111 11011101 11011101 10011001 011011001 111101000 11111111 11011101 11111101 01111101 010101101 10111101 01010101 11111100 11011101 11100111 11110101 11111101 11110101 10110101 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; him, let, us are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Lord! When Those Glorious Lights I See;
  • 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 Wither