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

Not of the earth that music! all things fade;
Vanish the pictured walls! and, one by one,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc XXadXXbXXecedecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001110111 1001011111 0101010001 1111011101 0101011001 1101010101 11010110101 01010101010 1001100011 11001000101 1100110101 1100011100 0101000101 01010110001 1011010101 10010001101 0011011111 1111111101 1011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 417
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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