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

The Son of the living GOD, and the sacred
Virgin Mary.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cccddaaeeffggdd Xcchhddiiaajjhhcb Xddkkaallcbiiccii X faafimmii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,15,17,17,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001011010 1010 1 11111111 11111101 11011111 11111011 11011101 11111101 11111101 01111101 011111010 110101010 11110101 01110111 1111010111 11111101 1 11110111 11001001 11110101 01011101 00111111 01010101 11111001 11010111 111110111 11011101 11010101 10111111 00010111 01010111 11110110 11010100 1 11100011 11111101 11110111 10101101 11110111 10011111 11110111 10011101 11011011 11010100 110101010 111111110 11010101 101111001 010111110 111101010 10111111 10111111101 10011 11111111011 010010101010110 11001 0111001110011 11111011111 1000111010110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 366
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; thy, it, and, my are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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