This is an analysis of the poem Supplication that begins with:
Be clement still, and steep
Thy breasts in mandragore,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbab cddeceXeaabeb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010111 110100 1111010101 10110100 1011011101 010100 101111 101111 11001110111 11011101 1111010101 0100101 011101 011101 1110110111 010011011 01010010001 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Supplication;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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