This is an analysis of the poem The Lord Is My Portion that begins with:

From pole to pole let others roam,
And search in vain for bliss;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcd efef gggg bcbc hghg
  • 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: 01011101 110111 11010111 011100 101101001 111111 01011101 110101 01010111 010111 11111101 010111 01010011 010011 11001101 111101 11111111 011101 11110001 110111 11010111 111111 11111101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • 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, his, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Lord Is My Portion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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