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

I saw God. Do you doubt it?
Do you dare to doubt it?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaXabbaabaXbbXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 111010 110010101 11010101 11010111010 1111011111 11010 111101 01110101 0111011101 010111111 1100010111 1111111001 111000 110101 11110101 1001011111 1111010001 1101010111 1111111101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 739
  • Average number of words per stanza: 151
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it, hand, ' are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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