This is an analysis of the poem Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed? that begins with:
Alas! and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovereign die?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abab c dbdb caca cbcb acac XeXe bfbf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01101101 101101 11011101 110111 01 101101111101 1010011101 0111110111 111110101 11011101 110011 10110101 010101 10111111 110101 01010101 110101 11010101 110100 11010101 110101 11111101 101101 01110100 111101 11011101 010111 11111101 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 31
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
