This is an analysis of the poem Idle Blessedness that begins with:

I KNOW not how it is, I have the knack,
In lazy moods, of seeking no excuse; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdeedc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111001101 0101010101 1101111001 0101001101 0111110101 0101010011 1011110101 1101001101 1111111111 1110110101 1101110101 11010100101 1111101101 0111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 629
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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