This is an analysis of the poem Paean that begins with:
NOW, joy and thanks forevermore!
The dreary night has wellnigh passed,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbcdadaececfafaegegXghXagagdhdhaiaicecejijiededdhdh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 56,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111000 01011101 010001110 01010111 11110111 11010111 11110111 01111001 110101100 11110111 11011101 11011111 11010101 11010101 11110111 11001101 11111101 11010001 01011101 11010101 01011101 11010101 01111101 01111111 110111100 01110101 10110111 01010100 11010101 00110101 11010001 11010101 11010101 11011111 01110101 01111101 11011111 1100101011 110101101 11011101 110001101 11010111 111010111 010100101 010101010 01011101 011101010 11010101 01011101 00110111 01010101 01101101 110101010 11011111 111101010 01011101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 2027
- Average number of words per stanza: 359
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, how, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Paean;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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