This is an analysis of the poem Samson Agonistes that begins with:
You bound and made your sport of him, Philistia!
You set your sons at him to floud and jeer;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaba XcXc deXe bfdf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 111111010100 1111110111 11010101010 1101010101 11010101011 1101010111 11110110110 1101011101 11011111010 0111000101 11010101000 011100101101 11011111010 1101010101 10111100010 1101011111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, your, one, him are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, one, oh, hark are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Samson Agonistes;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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