This is an analysis of the poem To Shakespeare (I) that begins with:

If from the height of that celestial sphere
Where now thou dwell'st, spirit powerful and sweet!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXabbcdcdcee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 0001010101 11111010011 1111011101 1111010110 1101010111 1100010101 01010011111 100110101101 1111110101 0101101101 1101001011 1111110101 10110011101 1011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 630
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou, thy, and are repeated.

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  • summary of To Shakespeare (I);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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