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

As the pregnant womb of night
Thrills with imprisoned light,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc addeXeXcccc ff ffgg hhffiiabaabahhaaccff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,2,4,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010101 100101 101001 10100001 1101101 1001 00100110 0101100 111011 01010 0101 11010 0101 1001101 1110111 1010101 001100110 11111010 01001101 111101001 111101101 01001101 110110001 01111101 01010001 0110111 01111011 11101100 111100100 10111010 11010101 01110101 10110101 010100101 01010101 101010101 11110111 011110101 01011001 11010111 01110011 110100101 010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; love, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word love is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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