This is an analysis of the poem Pandemonium that begins with:

Who but he,
Could create such pandemonium....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcd AXeX cfdf AXfXX XggGGGcbX BGEX BGHe BGcc BGXigX igiX BGEX BGHbbe XbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,9,4,4,4,6,4,4,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 101110100 01001111101 111010110 111 1110100100 0011111000 1110100100 100011 1101 101010 00111100 111 10111000 10111 1101010100 10101101 111110111010 100100111 1111101111 11 11 11 001001001 1101 011001 110100 111 10111010 01010 010100 111 011101 01111001 110100 111 111101 11110111 110100 111 1001001 111101 101 11111 111 101 101 11111 110100 111 10111010 01010 010100 111 011101 01111111 111011 0001 01010 101 1110010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to, would, his, and, on are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words who, 'it's at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines on, him are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' 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 Pandemonium;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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