This is an analysis of the poem A Contemplation that begins with:

Indulg'd by ev'ry active thought
When upwards they wou'd fly... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcaca dbdb edXd efef fdXd abXb Xfef fXXe gXgf eheh Xeae XXga XXfe eheh ahXh Xghg gggg ihih Xgag cgcg jkjk XXXXXeaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 110111 11010001 010101 1111101 010101 10011111 111111 11110101 111010 11110101 110111 11110111 110101 111110011 1101111 11110101 101101 11110101 111101 01110111 010101 11100011 111101 01000111 01101 110111111 1101001 110010011 010111 110101101 1000101 11010101 1001111 010100011 110111 100101010 1111011 110010101 111101 01110101 110111 11010001 110101 011101111 110001 11010101 110101 010111010 110110 11110101 1101001 01001110 010110 11011101 100101 11110101 1111010 11110111 1111010 11011111 010101 11111110 111101 110001011 110001 10010101 110001 01010101 010111 11011111 110101 11010111 110101 01010101 000111 01010110 101001 11010101 110101 11100101 010101 11010101 001101 01011101 1101001 01110101 011111 110111011 110101 110101011 1100111 100111010 110111 110111010 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 96
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; we, and, all are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of A Contemplation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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