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

1. Urizen explor'd his dens
Mountain, moor, & wilderness,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaa XeXdXd XfadbXbebXghij bjXXj Xafca aXaakkieXX ijiXh dgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,14,5,5,10,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 101100 00101010010 0101001 11010001 011001010 1101111000 101010 100110000 001101101 10111111100 11001001 111001001 001001001 110010110 101011001 010101010 101001110 001001001 10101110 01010011 101101110 11101011 1001010110 01001110 0101001 1101011101 1011011 1110111 11111011 0101110 1111111011 01001011 0110101 11111010 10111101 111101110110 01011 1110110010 010110 011110011 10101111 101001001 010110010 1100110100 110010010 110111011 01101001 001001001 1010011010 1110111010 111001110 01010100101 11110010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; or, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and 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 Viii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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