This is an analysis of the poem What infinite providence and art that begins with:

‘Que' ch'infinita providentia et arte'
What infinite providence and art...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXbXXXccacdbXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110001000110 110010011 1100100100 101001010101 110011011 010010010001 1111000101 101001110 1100101010 0011100101 100100010100 01001111101 1100101001010 1101110101 10111001001001 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; to is repeated.

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