This is an analysis of the poem Triple Aspect that begins with:

Lo, for Earth's manifest monotony
Of ordered aspect unto sun and star,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc effe ecce geeX ghhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010100 0101110111 1101110001 11011000100 10011101001 01110100101 0101010101 1111100101 1101010101 1111010001 1101011101 11011101001 11011101101 1111010001 1101010101 1101010111 1101110101 1011011101 111111111 10001011101 01000101001 10110010101 01101010001 1111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; and, of are repeated.

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

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

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

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