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

Heaven, beg mercy for me!  If there is
a God in you, a pathway through...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefbg bhhfafXeci biXdccdc aegXXfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011010 01010111 10011111 010111111 101110011 11111011 10110111 110011 1101001111 0010101110 1100010110 110110110 111101110 111011 10101010 11101101 110101001 1 101010101 01111010101 101101010 01011010 110101101 001010110100 1001000111 11110110 1100111 011101011 0100101110 011101011 10011011 100010101 101100111 1010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, blood are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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