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

Hyperbion was among the chosen few
Of Phoebus; and men honored him awhile,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXacdXefXfaegcfeccfcbchXddcXXXfXhaXchXgfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010101 0101110101 10001011101 1101011101 1001111011 1111010101 1100110001 1111111101 1101100011 1111011101 1111010101 1111011111 1111100101 0101010101 1111010101 1101110101 1011010111 0101110101 1001110101 1001010111 1001010101 0101010111 1111110101 0101110101 1111011111 1111110001 1101010101 01000101001 0110111101 1111100101 110100110 1011111101 0111011110 1101111101 1101110101 1101111111 0011001111 1001010101 1110011101 1001100001 0111101111 0101011101 1111010111 1111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1909
  • Average number of words per stanza: 362
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou, ', he are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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