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

LIFE of Ages, richly poured,
Love of God, unspent and free,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaC dada eeee fgfg bXbX aaaa aaaa hihiXaBaC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010111 1000101 1010100 1010101 1100101 10100111 1010111 1000101 10001010 1110101 00101010 1010101 1010101 10011101 1011111 10101001 1010111 1011101 10011001 0010101 1010101 1011101 0010101 1000101 1000101 1010111 10010110 1000111 1011101 1010101 0010101 1010101 1010111 1100101 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; of is repeated.

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

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

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