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

See'st thou a Skylark whose glistening winglets ascending
Quiver like pulses beneath the melodious dawn?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011110010010 1011001001001 10011010010010 1011011101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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