This is an analysis of the poem Nature And Man that begins with:

Oh, the glance of the dew! Oh, the flame of the rose springing forth of the thorn!
Oh, the song of the arrow-marked finch singing love in the... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc dddd eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 101001101001101001 101001011101001001 101001001011001001 101100110111001 0100111000101001 101001011001011101 1010011010101001 00100100111000111 11001110011101 01100100101100101 0101101011001111 00110001111101011 011100101101001 111110101101011 1000100100101111 1101101100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 69 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, oh, o are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words oh, who, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Nature And Man;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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