This is an analysis of the poem From The Hymn Of Empedocles that begins with:

IS it so small a thing
To have enjoy'd the sun,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababc dedec cfcfg hchcg XeXei jkjki
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001101 010101 01110001 011011011 0101111111001 111101 010101 111110 111011 110101110101 111111 110101 111101 011111 110101101111 1110101 101101 011101 0101001 010111010111 110111 1111011 010111 101111 101111010111 111111 110101 111101 1101001 011111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; to, have, thou are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, his are repeated.

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  • summary of From The Hymn Of Empedocles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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