This is an analysis of the poem A Sculptor that begins with:

As the ambitious sculptor, tireless, lifts
Chisel and hammer to the block at hand,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabaXabcddcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10010101001 1011000111 0111110011 1101010101 1101010101 0100110101 0100110 111 1111010101 11011101010 1011001001 0100010011 11001111010 0101111111 10110111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; of is repeated.

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

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

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