This is an analysis of the poem Children Of Wealth In Your Warm Nursery that begins with:

Children of wealth in your warm nursery,
Set in the cushioned window-seat to watch...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc dedeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001011100 1001010101 01001101000 1011011111 0101011101 1101010101 1101111101 0101010101 1111010101 1111111111 0101010011 0111010101 11010101001 010011001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Children Of Wealth In Your Warm Nursery;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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