This is an analysis of the poem Anguish that begins with:
My God and King! to Thee
I bow my knee;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddbbee ffgghhXaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101 1111 11110111 01111101 10110011 101111111 111111 1011 10111111 11011101 10010111 11110101 111101 0111 10111001 01011101 11111101 01111001 111111 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; my, it are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same words my, o 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 Anguish;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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