This is an analysis of the poem The Monster that begins with:

When we might make with happy heart
This world a paradise,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdede fbfbdgdg cccXhghg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 010101 01111101 010101 11110101 111101 11110111 0101 01011101 011101 01110101 010111 11010101 110101 01011101 1101 01010111 010101 01010111 011101 01101111 010101 11110101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 404
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; with, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, the, instead are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word war at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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