This is an analysis of the poem The New Jerusalem that begins with:
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green? ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb bdXd cece Xcac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10110101 10110101 11010101 11010101 10010001 11011101 110100101 01110101 11110101 111100010 11111101 11110010 10110101 11111011 11110100 01011101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, my, of, bring are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word bring is repeated.
The author used the same word and 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 The New Jerusalem;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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