This is an analysis of the poem Clifton Chapel that begins with:

This is the Chapel: here, my son,
Your father thought the thoughts of youth,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaefbfb fgfgahah cdcdXhXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00010111 11010101 11011111 01011101 10011011 11110101 01110101 11010101 01010101 01010101 01011111 01110101 01010100 11011111 11010101 11010101 11010101 00110101 11010111 11110101 01110110 00110111 11011111 11110110 11110101 01011111 11010111 11111101 1010100101 00110101 1010110 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to, you, and, i are repeated.

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

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

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

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