This is an analysis of the poem Special Pleading that begins with:

THE world's a path all fresh and sweet,
A sky all fresh and fair, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc dedeXafa Xefefecec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011111 011111 01010111 110111 11011101 110111 11010101 010101 11011101 110101 110101001 011101 10010101 110101 10011011 110101 01011111 011101 01010101 110101 01011101 110101 01110101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines hair is repeated).

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

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

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