This is an analysis of the poem The Golden Gallery At Saint Paul’s that begins with:

The Golden Gallery lifts its aery crown
O'er dome and pinnacle: there I leaned and gazed.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcacdedefbfbagaghihihjhjhhhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010010101 101110011111 0001110101 01010111010 0101011101 011000101101 0101 11001111101 010010111001 10110100101 010101 111111001010 011011100111 1100101110110 1010101 01001010111 1010010010101 11001001 101001011101 11111001101 10010100101 1111010101 01110100111 110011100101 111110101 01101001 1011011101 11111100111 1111010101 010011100101 1001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1337
  • Average number of words per stanza: 231
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 The Golden Gallery At Saint Paul’s;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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