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

A STREAMLET is a bright and beauteous creature
In some wide desert, where it keeps apart... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacc dbbdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01000111010 0111010101 011001 01010001010 1011010111 111101 11110001010 01000011011 110001 01001100010 0101000111 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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