This is an analysis of the poem Revelation that begins with:

In a vale of light and laughter,
Shining 'neath the friendly sun,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX efefeXXf ghgXijij iXiXdjdj ikXkahah fbfbgkgk iXifffff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101110 1010101 11001010 1011110 111011100 1010101 1111010100 1110101 11101110 1000101 1110100 10111001 111010100 10101100 1101110 10101001 10101010 100001001 00101110 1011100 11101110 1010101 11101010 0011111 10001010 1110101 10101110 1010101 110011011 1010101 10101011 1010101 10101010 1010101 11101110 10010101 10101110 1011101 10101010 1010111 10101010 1110101 11011110 1011101 10101011 1010101 10111010 10110111 11101010 1010101 101000110 1000101 10101010 1110001 10111110 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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