This is an analysis of the poem Envy that begins with:

He was the first always: Fortune
Shone bright in his face. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXb XdadXd XaXaXa dcXcac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011110 11001 11100110 11001 11110110 11101 10010010 11101 11110010 11011 11111110 11101 11110011 01001 11011111 01011 11111110 11111 11111111 11011 10010111 11011 11110110 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less 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; in, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Envy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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