This is an analysis of the poem Nothing From The Almighty Do I Hide that begins with:

The journey taken I've made,
Is not paved with purity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd efgXe aXcaXgda bfggaXffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 0110100 111010001 0100010 1101011010 011 11 101010 1101101010 101110011010 11110101 11110101 00101011100010 0010011100010 0101 011001111 01011 11110 11101 1101011 1101010 11000010111 111101001011 1111010010 01001111001 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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:

    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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Nothing From The Almighty Do I Hide;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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