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

“Let’s be the same wound if we must bleed.
Let’s fight side by side, even if the enemy ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcc cdcd XaXdcefXcae dgehgfeegeg hbebg cheXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,11,11,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 100110111 111111000100 001111111 1010010 1110000 11001 110000 1010100 11110101 0111101 111011 11010101 1010011110 1101001 0010111011 011110 10011101 11110101 11101101 1100101 101101011 0110111 11101 010100101 0011101 01101 1111 1110100 1100101 1010101111 1111101001 1010100 11101 01111110 00100 1001011 1111 11010111 1011111 01110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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