This is an analysis of the poem Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 that begins with:

To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXXXcXXXbXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100110010 10101001010010 010010101 010110101111010 010110101 01011101011 010110101 010110101 01010111010101010 010011010010010 010110101 01011010101 010110101 01011010101 010110101 010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 684
  • Average number of words per stanza: 157
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, time, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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