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

IN His blest name, who was His own creation,
Who from all time makes making his vocation;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcXddeeccdd ffggee ffeXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 00111101010 10111100010 0101111111 1100010011 0111111110 0101000100 1111111111 11010101001 111011001010 0101101010 1011010111 1001110001 1111010011 1101001101 1111000101 1101010101 1101010101 1001010101 1110111011 0100010101 0111010111 1111010100 1101011101 11110011100 01111100101 1111110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 371
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; who, his, and, in, that, him are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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