This is an analysis of the poem The Book Of Urizen: Chapter I that begins with:

1. Lo, a shadow of horror is risen
In Eternity! Unknown, unprolific!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbbb bcXca XccXb XdXXb cabc XdcdddXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,5,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010010 00100011000 111010110 110010001 01101011 1001000101110 101001101 1111101010 111001110 01011010 001001010100 101101010 111101010 00110001 100010100 011110100 01011011 110100100100 01011010 10100011100 01101011 001010101 11100100110 111011101 101001101 01000100010 10110101100 010110010 1010011101 01101001 101011001 0010110010 01110010 11110010 1011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, his, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Book Of Urizen: Chapter I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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