This is an analysis of the poem Under The Pressure Of Violent Anguish that begins with:
O Thou Great Being! what Thou art,
Surpasses me to know;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb dXXa aede cXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11110111 010101 11111101 111101 11010111 110110 11111111 011101 11010111 010011 11110101 110101 10110100 011101 11110101 011110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.
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- summary of Under The Pressure Of Violent Anguish;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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