This is an analysis of the poem Up North that begins with:

Into Thy hands let me fall, O Lord,
Not into the hands of men,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdXd XbXb cccc efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 001111111 1000101 1110100101 11100111 00100100101 0110101 0011010100 1100101 110101101 11110101 1010100101 10100101 010100101 0110101 1111110101 1100101 10100101101 1010111 10100101101 10100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Up North;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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