This is an analysis of the poem Soliloquy that begins with:

Here's a beautiful earth and a wonderful sky,
And to see them, God gives us a heart and an eye;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcceeffeeggeeddaahheeddiiaaXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 101001101001 101011101111 11101101011 1010010101001 01101001101 11101101001 11101001001 11101101001 11001001011 101001101001 01110001001 11001011001 10001011001 010010100001 010010010010 1100010010010 11001101011 01001001001 11011011001 110001011001 11011011101 01001001001 11011001101 11011001001 11111001001 11101001001 11111011101 110101001001 11011001001 101001011001 11001111001 011101100001 11111011001 11001001001 110110010010 11001111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1727
  • Average number of words per stanza: 308
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to, it, for, how are repeated.

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

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

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

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