This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 164 that begins with:
The end of the world.
Why should this earth delight us so?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bcbc cdcd efefXcaca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001 11010111 111111 11111101 1100101 11010101 1100010 10010101 1101010 10100111 011101 01111101 011101 101100101 101101 11010001 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words why, the, when are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Hymn 164;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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