This is an analysis of the poem That Message Being Delivered that begins with:

When the Creator speaks,
And those who choose to walk in faith......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdefcaaXdcgd Adhcidhdh fiX gX adXXjb b eX jce iX he XacaiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,9,3,2,6,1,2,3,2,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 11110101 101011101 111010010 001111 01000010 0010001 01010010 10010110 0010010010 1110110001 110100100010 10100101 110010111011 100101 011010010 1010100001 111011001 1110001010 011110 1010101 11111011 101011101001 110 111010010 1011001101110 1 11 111 111 001010 001111101 11101001001 1011011001 10001 10111011000101 1100101111 11 01101101 11101101 111101 110011 1010101 1111101 100 101010 1100111 111111110 11101001 10010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word when 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 month is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word month 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 That Message Being Delivered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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