This is an analysis of the poem The Change that begins with:

Saviour shine and cheer my soul,
Bid my dying hopes revive;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedecc fbfbgg ehehcc iXiXjj ikikll
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1110101 1110101 1010101 1011111 1110101 1111101 1110101 1110101 1110101 1111101 1111101 1111101 1011101 1111111 1111101 1010101 1010111 1111101 1111101 1111111 1110111 1010111 1110101 1011111 1010101 1111101 11101010 1111101 1111101 1011111 1010111 1010101 1110101 1111111 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, thou, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words wilt, then, little, now, sin are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by John Newton