This is an analysis of the poem The Word Quick And Powerful that begins with:

The word of Christ, our Lord,
With whom we have to do;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd acac cece aaaa bfbf ceXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 011101 01010111 010101 110101 1100101 01010001 110101 111101 001101 11110101 100101 110101 111101 11111101 110011 110010 010101 11111011 110101 110101 100101 11010111 111111 111101 111111 01111101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; he is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Word Quick And Powerful;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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