The Four Elements. by Anne Bradstreet: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Four Elements. that begins with:

The Fire, Air, Earth and water did contest
Which was the strongest, noblest and the best,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcceeXabbaaffbbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011110010 1101010101 1101011101 0101111010 1011010111 1100010001 11011110010 110111010 0101010111 0100110101 0101010101 111010111 1010111010 1111010101 1100011001 1100100111 01001010111 0101000101 11010101010 10111111010 01010010101 1111110011 11011010101 0101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1062
  • Average number of words per stanza: 186
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Four Elements.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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