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

Eternal God! Maker of all
That have lived here since the man's fall:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cdeecc bbbb ffbbggcdhhXeeeedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011001 11111011 01010011 11011111 11010101 11110111 01111111 11010101 10111111 10011101 11011011 10010101 11010111 10010101 11010111 01111101 11111111 10011111 010010011 11110111 11111100 11111110 11110111 11011101 110100101 11011111 11111101 01010111 11011101 10011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word thou 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 The Book;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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