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

I feel in all my limbs His boundless Grace;
Within my heart the Truth of life shines white....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdXd Xaaa ceceXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 0111010111 0101011111 1111111011 1101111111 0101011101 1101110011 1101011101 1001110101 11011000101 110100110001 0111011101 10101110101 1101010100 010011101001 0111110100 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; my, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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