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

Some praise the Lord for Light,
The living spark;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacA dbdbcaXA eaeafafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 0101 111101 0101 110011 0101 011101 1101 101101 0111 111101 0101 011111 0110 011100 1101 111101 1101 111101 0101 110101 0101 110101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word light 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 Weary;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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