Laws For Creations by Walt Whitman: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Laws For Creations that begins with:

LAWS for Creations,
For strong artists and leaders--for fresh broods of teachers, and... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa cbcX abXcbXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 11101101110101 0110010100 11010110010 111100000100011010 1001 110101101111101 001101000 111010100 11101010101010111 110100 111011110001001011 1111001011 11101110101110 11101010110110011 1111101101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, and, of, you, what, suppose, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Laws For Creations;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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