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

Enlaced with gardened jewelry
My basking villas nest...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dbdb bcbc efef ghgh bibi jkjk lili ilil igig lglg bebe iiiiXagcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010100 110101 11011101 110101 01011101 100101 11010101 010101 01011111 111111 11000101 010101 01110101 100101 11010101 010101 11010101 010001 11010011 010100 11010101 110101 11010001 110001 01110101 110101 11010101 01101 011001011 110101 11010101 010001 01110001 110101 11010111 011101 10101101 110101 01010111 110001 11010111 110101 11010101 110101 11010001 110001 11011101 010101 11110101 110101 11010101 110001 11110100 010101 01011001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, that are repeated.

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

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

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

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