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

As I was carving images from clouds,
And tinting them with soft ethereal dyes...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX bccb deeX fggX dffd XhhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111010001 11000101001 1001011111 1000111100110 10001111100001 01001010101 1111010101 0101111111 10101111101 1111010011 0101100101 11111110010 1011100101 11010100101 1111110101 11011110000 1101110111 110110100111 1111101101 1111110111 100110101001 1111111101 1110010101 11110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long 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; and, thou, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word forbear is repeated.

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

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

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