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

Leisure, thou goddess of a bygone age,
When hours were long and days sufficed to hold ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacXdcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011000111 11001110101 1101110101 11001011110 0011010100 1011011101 1100010101 1101001001 111010101 0111010101 1101010011 10110111001 11010011000 01010110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 601
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Leisure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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