This is an analysis of the poem Preparations that begins with:

YET if His Majesty, our sovereign lord,
Should of his own accord ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXaa ccbbbb aaddXX eeffbb gggghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001101 100101 100101 1110110101 1111011101 1101111101 1111010001 110101 110101 1101011111 11001110111 1011011101 1001010101 011001 010001 1101010101 0101010101 11110100010 1001010111 110101 110101 0111001101 1101101111 1101011111 11010001010 11111110 110011 1101010001 11011111010 11111110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 is repeated.

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

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

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