This is an analysis of the poem Holy Thursday (Experience) that begins with:
Is this a holy thing to see.
In a rich and fruitful land.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb Xadc edXd efdf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00010101 0011101 1010100 10111001 01100101 1000101 1110101 00010100 1111101 1111111 1111101 00010101 11100111 11100111 1110101 11000101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; and, their are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same word is at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Holy Thursday (Experience);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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