This is an analysis of the poem The Rapture that begins with:
Sweet Infancy!
O fire of heaven! O sacred Light ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaabX bccbb dXXdd effee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100 1100101101 1111 1111 11011101 11001 11110100 1101 1101 10001101 0101 101010110 0101 0111 01011101 1101 11010101 0111 1111 01011101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Rapture;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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