This is an analysis of the poem Blissfulness that begins with:
As I watch beliefs you hold,
Crumble and fall....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCAC DDXE XXXfX ABCAC gXgddf DDXE XadbedhXe DDXE heEXIE DDXEEXIE X fgeXah Xh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,5,6,4,9,4,6,8,1,6,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 1011 010101 1101 01001 1101010 1101010 1101000 111111010 110111010101 11011 1011011 10000100111 11010101100 1110111 1011 010101 1101 01001 011010100111 1110110101100 1111001 01100011 1010110101 101100111 1101010 1101010 1101000 111111010 1110100101010 01101 10100101011 001100111 1010100 11010101 10010010110 10100110111 1100 1101010 1101010 1101000 111111010 0100 101000101101 0111 01101 101011010 1110001 1101010 1101010 1101000 111111010 0111 01101 101011010 1110001 110 0101 101100 100100 11110111 10100010 11000010010 1111 10
- Amount of stanzas: 13
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 66
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; let, go, of, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word let is repeated.
The author used the same word as at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word trust at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Blissfulness;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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