This is an analysis of the poem Laus Lucis that begins with:

Each to his taste: some men prefer to play
At mystery, as others at piquet.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbccddeeffgghhcceeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1001110101 1100110110 1101010101 0101010111 1100010101 1101110101 0101110010 0101010101 1101010011 1101111101 1101000101 01011010001 0111010101 1101000101 1011010101 1101010100 1101011001 1101110001 1111010101 0101010111 1101000101 0111000111 1001111101 0101000011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 951
  • Average number of words per stanza: 166
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; some, and are repeated.

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

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