This is an analysis of the poem Beauty that begins with:

WHAT does it mean? Tired, angry, and ill at ease,
No man, woman, or child alive could please ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeXXeeffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 110110101111 1110110111 1111111101 0111111101 111111101 111110100111 11011111010 11010101110 1011001101 1101010001 0111001100 11010101001 1001011101 1101010101 1100111101 11100000111 1111111011 1111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 789
  • Average number of words per stanza: 158
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; and, that are repeated.

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

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