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

Of all the sovereignty thine eyes obtain,
Thy grant of vision from the royal sun,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXacdacXXX dXcba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101001101 1101000101 1111000101 01100010100 10010011001 0101110111 0101010101 11010100101 1001011111 1101001111 01010100001 1101 010011 01110101010 0101111101 11010101001 0101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; of is repeated.

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

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

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