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

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbc dada daaadda XdbdebefgdgeffeeeXXX Xhehe Xifi fjfj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,7,20,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 100010101 110001 1101011101 010011 1011011101 110001 0101010101 100101 1011100101 00100101 011001101 111100 111101 111001 111101 1 100110101 11111001 101101101 01010001 11111101 110101 001011010 11110110 1110111 110101010 1010001 1101010 1111010 11010111 00111101 001111 11010011 1100111 1111001 1 101100110001 01010000111 110010010101 1111001001 001010110 011110111 1111110110 001110111 101110110 111111101 110111001010 01011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

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

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