This is an analysis of the poem The Necessity Of A New Heart that begins with:

Now wouldst thou have a heart that tender is,
A heart that forward is to close with bliss;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cc bb dd dd XX ee aaXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011100 0111000101 0110010101 0011001101 0101000101 1101000111 1000010101 010001101 1101110101 1101101100 0101111100 1101010101 1101011101 1101010101 1100110001 1111110001 0001011011 0101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, heart, of are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Necessity Of A New Heart;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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