This is an analysis of the poem Jerusalem that begins with:
If God so raise the Dead, shall He pass by
The Captive and the immemorable chain?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaaXcdccacXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0111011111 0101010001 101010111 111011101 1110110111 111101100 1101110101 1101010101 0111010101 1111000101 1011011111 0111010111 1111000100 1111110101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 579
- Average number of words per stanza: 116
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.
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- summary of Jerusalem;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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