This is an analysis of the poem The Poetry Of Shakespeare that begins with:

Picture some Isle smiling green 'mid the white-foaming ocean; -
Full of old woods, leafy wisdoms, and frolicsome fays;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 10111011011010 1011101011001 10110111011010 1011111011111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (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.

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

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  • summary of The Poetry Of Shakespeare;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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