On A Drop Of Dew by Andrew Marvell: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem On A Drop Of Dew that begins with:

See how the Orient Dew,
Shed from the Bosom of the Morn... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabXdddXcdeXXebbffbdbdgghfhfiiahahXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101011 10010001 0001010 11000101 10110111 1001100 10010101 1101010100 10010111 110101 11010101 100101 1011 0111010001 100101100 10010101 10111001 1001010101 1011111 0011000101 1001001101 10010101 10111101 11010011 10011100101 0101001101 0110101 10010101 1010101 1010001 1011101 1010101 1111101 11110001 10110101 01011101 1001010110 111010111 0111110101 00010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 244
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; its, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word how is repeated.

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