This is an analysis of the poem No Man Knoweth His Sepulchre that begins with:

When he, who, from the scourge of wrong,
Aroused the Hebrew tribes to fly,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dcdcXdbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11100101 01010101 10110101 11110101 11010101 1110110 1101101 01010111 111000011 10111111 1010101101 10110101 11010101 01010101 11111101 01011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of No Man Knoweth His Sepulchre;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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