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

No more my heart shall sob or grieve.
My days and nights dissolve in God's own Light....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb XaXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111111 1111010111 01010111 001010100100 1110110101 11010101001 01011111 1101010001 11010100 11011100101 111111100 00111111101 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, i, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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