This is an analysis of the poem The Crucifixion that begins with:
Sunlight upon Judha's hills!
And on the waves of Galilee;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbaacc dedeffag dcdcbbee fbfbXdaa fefedXcc chchXgee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101101 11010101 11011101 11011101 110001101 01110101 11010001 01010100 011100111 01010101 01011111 11110111 01010101 01010111 110111011 00110101 11010101 01010101 110101011 11000101 01011101 11010101 111001001 01000101 01110101 11010101 11000101 11000101 01000100 01010111 010101001 01010101 11010101 01010101 11010111 010100101 11010111 11110100 110101010 010111010 11010101 010101010 11010101 110101010 11011100 11000101 11000101 010100101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; and, on are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Crucifixion;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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