This is an analysis of the poem Music's Empire that begins with:

First was the world as one great cymbal made,
Where jarring winds to infant Nature played. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa XXbb ccdd eeff gggg ddhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101111101 1101010101 1101010101 0101110101 1011010101 110110101 1101001101 1101010111 1100101101 1101010101 0101000101 00010010001 100110011 1101001100 11000111010 01110101010 1100010001 0011010101 01110100001 0101010111 01001111101 1001010011 1111010001 1011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; to, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Music's Empire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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