This is an analysis of the poem Electric Light that begins with:

When the great Bulwer's pen did trace
The history of the coming race ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eecc bbdd bbff ggdd gggg hhgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101 010000101 010011101 01000111 011000010 1011110 11011101 10111101 11110111 01000101 110101110 110101110 1010001 1111101 1111010 11111010 11101101 01110101 11010111 11110101 11010101 01011111 11110111 11011111 111001001 10010111 01101101 11000101 11011101 01001101 11010111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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