This is an analysis of the poem Horae Beatae Inscripto that begins with:

How will this beauty, when I am far hence,
Sweep back upon me and engulf my mind!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001011111 1101110111 1011011111 1011001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Horae Beatae Inscripto;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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