This is an analysis of the poem The Charter; that begins with:

ADDRESSED
TO MY NEPHEW... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX bbaaccdd Xaddeeccccaaaaffgghh eeiijjkkllmmjjddggaa eelljjccXnggddllccll ddnnbbhhXillkkaaooff ccffbbnnnnppffbbkknn ooXaqqoo
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,20,20,20,20,20,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 0110 10011100 101011 10111101 01011101 01010111 10110001 10110101 11010101 01010111 11010101 11110110 01011101 110111111 11011111 11111101 01000101 11110101 11010101 11110101 1111001011 01010101 11000101 11110101 01010001 11010101 01010101 11101101 01110111 110111010 1011000110 10110101 11000101 01011101 01011101 1100010010 010111010 101010101 11000101 010011101 11000100 11010101 11010101 111101010 010101010 11000101 10110001 01110101 11110101 11010101 01010001 11010111 11010101 11010101 10011011 010111010 111111010 11011101 01010101 1111001000 010100010 11011101 11010101 10011111 10010001 110100101 11001101 11110111 11010101 11010101 01010101 10010001 11010001 110101010 010101010 11000101 01010001 010101010 110101010 11000110 10010101 11010101 01010101 11110111 01000101 11010001 01010101 11011101 11010101 11110111 11000101 11011101 11011101 110100101 01010101 11011101 01010001 100101010 110101010 11010111 01010011 11010101 01110101 01010101 01110101 01010101 11110101 110111001 11010101 101111010 011100010 11110101 01000101 10010110 01010111 11001001 11111101 11111101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 520
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 121
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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