This is an analysis of the poem The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength that begins with:

Joy is a fruit that will not grow
In nature's barren foil;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef bdbd XgXg hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011011 010101 11111111 010011 11011101 110101 110100111 111101 01010111 010101 01110101 111101 01010101 011101 101011101 100001 11011101 110001 11010111 110101 11010111 101101 01001111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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