This is an analysis of the poem Our Saviour’s Boyhood that begins with:

With what a flood of wondrous thoughts
Each Christian breast must swell...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdd efefee ddddgg fhfhdd ahihdd gghgdd eedecc ibcbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 110111 110011101 010111 110100101 10110111 11110001 110111 11010111 010101 11110111 10111111 11100111 010110 0100001001 101101 010101011 10110101 11001101 110101 110111001 0111001 10010111 11010101 110010111 010101 11010001 110111 11011111 110101101 10010100 110101 11111101 010101 11110101 11011101 11010101 010101 01010101 110101 11110101 11011101 10111101 011101 01011101 010100 11010100 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Our Saviour’s Boyhood;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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