This is an analysis of the poem Help Lord that begins with:

Help Lord, for godly men have took their flight,
And left the earth to be the wicked's den:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ababaXaX acacdede eXXebaba fXfXghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111011111 1101000101 1111010111 1111010101 1101010101 1101101101 1111000101 1101011110 1111011111 0101011111 1101110101 0100011101 1111011110 11011101001 1111110111 11110101001 1101010001 0111101110 01010001110 1111010101 1101010111 1001010101 1101110101 11011101001 1111111101 11010111100 1101010101 0101111111 1100111111 0101010111 1111010101 1010000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 358
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, their, with, that, and are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Sir Francis Bacon