This is an analysis of the poem Paradise Lost: Book 12 that begins with:
As one who in his journey bates at noon,
Though bent on speed; so here the Arch-Angel paused ... full text
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- Rhyme scheme: abbccbbdaefbgchfeijbfkccffbelmcXbaXmccXbXkbaffmaeanecbabcoaofbbpqakbarsbcbapebXagXhcqbcfeeafcXsegqfhameebfXflcffqqaabkaXebcnbcclkbablaeacblbsbpmcclbcXfkcaebkcbacmeaeecckmabcbpbkbsekscaaaccacefeosecbpbgnndcttbfbccafesbpnrfasbcbirbXeecdbtkXegeXceaXkkbahccaq
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 649,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
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- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 14333
- Average number of words per stanza: 2476
- Amount of lines: 651
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; and, of, their, to, him, that, must, all, his, in, by, how, so, many, from, with, thy, add, her are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, his, so, from, in, the, their, greatly, with, is are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines fire is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases hail, foretold connect the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Paradise Lost: Book 12;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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