This is an analysis of the poem Milton--December 9, 1608: December 9, 1908 that begins with:

What splendour of imperial station man,
The Tree of Life, may reach when, rooted fast,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbefXbg dbhihbhdhXaeX jabXeXabgfXb XfbbXjXiXdfaedc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,13,12,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11000100101 0101111101 0101110101 11010101101 11110100001 110111010001 01111100101 1001111101 0001010101 110011011101 0101010101 01110001001 0100111101 0101011101 0100010111 11001100101 11010000101 01010101110 11110001001 0111110100 0101010001 1101110111 00100101 0101 0101010101 0111011101 11110010100 0001011100 1101111100 1001010101 010110011100 1101000111 10110100100 10010101001 011001 1111 0101010101 1100010011 1011010101 01011100000 10001000101 0101001010010 0101010 1001 01010100011 1011001101 1001001100 0111111101 1001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 398
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • 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; of, her are repeated.

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  • summary of Milton--December 9, 1608: December 9, 1908;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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