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

The chapel looms against the sky,
Above the vine-clad shelves,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaefgfg adadhihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 010111 11010101 1101 11011101 110001 01000100 1111 11010100 010001 111010001 1100 11010001 111101 11101110 1101 01010111 110101 01110101 1101 11110111 110011 01010111 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 370
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

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