This is an analysis of the poem To The Stars that begins with:
Roll on, ye starts! exult in youthful prime,
Mark with bright curves the printless steps of time;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeaaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111010101 1011010101 1111110101 110011100101 10001110111 1111010001 11010101111 1111110101 1101011101 1111110101 11001010001 01010101001 100100101101 1111010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 646
- Average number of words per stanza: 113
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
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- summary of To The Stars;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Erasmus Darwin
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- Analysis of The Botanic Garden (Part Vi)
- Analysis of The Botanic Garden (Part Vii)
