This is an analysis of the poem All Souls that begins with:

THERE'S traffic in the worlds immortal,
For many souls are flying home, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef fgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110001010 11011101 101101010 110100101 110101011 11010101 1010111011 01011001 0100101010 01010111 0100111110 10010101 101101010 010101101 0101011100 001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of All Souls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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