This is an analysis of the poem The Most Of It that begins with:

He thought he kept the universe alone;
For all the voice in answer he could wake...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefgegeeheh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010101 1101010111 1101010001 0111010101 1100010101 1111111101 0101110101 1101010001 1101010111 01010010011 0011010101 1100110101 11001011001 0101010101 1111010001 1011010001 1001010101 1101010101 1101010101 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 816
  • Average number of words per stanza: 151
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, it, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Most Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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