This is an analysis of the poem The Old Gods. that begins with:
O ye gods, if you could tell us
What ye are — if banned or blest —...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbcbdbdeXeXXebebfXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101111 1110111 11101010 11101001 11101110 0010111 11111110 10110001 111010010 1010101 10101110 1000101 10110010 1110101 10111010 00101010 10111000 1110101 10100010 1010101 11101111 10100101 10111010 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 773
- Average number of words per stanza: 149
- Amount of lines: 24
- 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ye, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word ye is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Old Gods.;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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