Song Of The Manes by John Kenyon: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Manes that begins with:

Come, dance we now in friendly band;
The Manes twinkling Hesperus calls;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeXacfbd abagXbXfXgceebXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 011001001 10011001001 100101 11010111 11010101 11011111 111101 11111111 10111101 01111101 1100101 10101101 111111010 10111101 010101 11110101 11010101 11010100 11111 11110101 111001001 11010101 111101 11111001 11111111 11011101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 485
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; thrice, thou, like are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Song Of The Manes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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