Analysis of The Purpose Of Poetry



If poetry has a purpose, it’s
To feel the wonder of the world
And of ourselves: think passionately,
Speak beautifully, sing joyously,
Throw over earth a veil of delight
And speak for all of us the things
That matter, say the things that we
Would say, if only we could say them,
Exalt the spirit, bring the soul
To greatness, bring greatness to the soul.


Scheme ABCCDECFGG
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 110010101 11010101 0100111000 110011 110101101 01111101 11010111 111101111 01010101 110110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 346
Words 65
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 277
Words per stanza (avg) 65
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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