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

Small knowledge have we that by knowledge met
May not some day be quaint as any told ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabXa cddccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101111101 1111011101 0100110001 1011011111 0111011101 1101010101 11110111010 0111010101 010001100001 1101000100 0101110111 1101100101 11111101011 1110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; we is repeated.

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

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

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