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

Should painter attach to a fair human head
The thick, turgid neck of a stallion,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX XcXc deaX bfdf aaXaXedad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001001101 011010010 101011001001 1111110100 01111011101 0011010010 11001001001 011010010 101101011001 010010011 101101101001 001100100 001101001101 111010010 11001101001 1111010010 1010010101001 1110110111 101101101011 1111010110 10011001111 110010110 01110001001 010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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

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

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