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

Thou Poet, who, like any lark,
Dost whet thy beak and trill... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefghgh diXiecec bXbXjhjh dkhkilil
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 111111 01011101 110111 11101101 111001 110010001 100111 11011110 010111 11011101 110101 11110111 110101 11110101 110101 11010111 110101 10110100 010101 11110100 110001 11010101 010101 11011111 010101 11111101 011100 11111001 110110 01011101 110011 11010111 110101 11111101 010111 11110111 1100101 01011101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words one, and are repeated.

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

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