This is an analysis of the poem Prosperity that begins with:

Come, thou queen of every creature,
Nature calls thee to her arms ; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAB bcbc dede fefe agagXABAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010010 1011001 111110010 1000101 11101010 1100101 11101010 1000101 10101010 1111101 00111110 1011101 11101010 1100101 100101010 1010001 11001010 1010101 01101110 1010101 111010010 1011001 111110010 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Prosperity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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