This is an analysis of the poem In Vision I Roamed that begins with:

IN vision I roamed the flashing Firmament,
So fierce in blazon that the Night waxed wan,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc bddbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01011010100 1101010111 1101110110 11111101111 0101011101 0011000101 1101010101 1101111111 1011110101 1101001101 1110111101 1101011111 1110010111 10110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (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.

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

  • summary of In Vision I Roamed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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