This is an analysis of the poem A Prospective Visit that begins with:

While _any_ day was notable and dear
That gave the children Noey, history here... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcceef gghhiijjcciikkbkllmmff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110011 1101011001 0101110101 0101011101 0111010111 1101111001 01001011101 1111010111 0111001101 0111001101 110111111 1101010111 00101 11111 110111011 11010011010 01010011010 111010101 1111001101 1111010111 1101101111 010010101111 0100100101 0101010101 1110111100 11110101 1111011 11111101 1111011 1101010011 1101010101 1101010111 1101010100 0101110001 11110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 702
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of A Prospective Visit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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