This is an analysis of the poem Contentment that begins with:
If those who live in shepherd's bower,
Press not the rich and stately bed;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dcdcXcbcb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011101010 11011101 011111010 01010101 01111101 11111101 11110101 11000101 01110101 111100111 01011101 11000101 01110101 11010101 11010001 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Contentment;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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