O Sun Of Real Peace by Walt Whitman: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem O Sun Of Real Peace that begins with:

O SUN of real peace! O hastening light!
O free and extatic! O what I here, preparing, warble for!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabccXXXdXXbaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101111001 1111001111010101 1010010011001101 111110101001 11010111101010110 110010100101010 10 11011010010100 11011100010101010 11001101101 100101011011111 111111011 111100110111111 111100110111001001 011 110101101101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 908
  • Average number of words per stanza: 151
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, and, i, me are repeated.

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

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  • summary of O Sun Of Real Peace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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