Most of the poem is written in trochaic tetrameter as can be seen in line three, when Blake says, "What immortal hand or eye." ... Some of the lines in the poem were written in iambic tetrameter, such as in line ten, when Blake says, "Could twist the sinews of thy heart? ... Iambic tetrameter has a much softer sounding beat than does trochaic tetrameter. ... By switching his rhythm from trochaic to iambic, Blake shows the two possible natures of god, or of the two creators. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Much of the poem is iambic trimeter or tetrameter, but at certain points in the poem, anapests appear at the beginning of lines which are central to the speaker's torture and plans to escape this pain: "Till it bore an apple bright;- (l.10). The last line, however, is in perfect iambic tetrameter, for the speaker's anguish, represented by the periodic irregularity of the poem, has been alleviated, and the poem can now end in a childlike manner. ...

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When reading the poem "The Bait- by John Donne, one may initially interpret the poem to be one about fishing. Overall, this poem could have a lot of meaning to a fisherman. "The Bait- speaks of all the things that fishermen love about the sport. The first stanza sets ones mind in a ...

• Word Count: 751
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School