This is an analysis of the poem Prologue, Intended For that begins with:

The cause with learn'd investigation fraught,
Behold at length to this tribunal brought,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbcXddeeffccbbeegghhddggffddaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0101010101 0111000101 1111010111 1111110101 1101011001 1101010101 1101110101 11110001010 011110101 1101010101 0101010101 1101010101 01110010111 0101010101 0111011101 10101010101 01010010101 01001011001 11010010001 1101110001 1011110001 11010101001 1011010111 110010101001 01110100101 1011110101 11010110001 0101010101 1101010111 1101110001 11010010101 1011001101 0101000101 0101010001 0101010101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1509
  • Average number of words per stanza: 262
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; in is repeated.

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  • summary of Prologue, Intended For;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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