This is an analysis of the poem It Is Good that begins with:

IN Paradise while moonbeams play'd,
Jehovah found, in slumber deep,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bccaa ddeeffcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011111 01010101 10111101 11111101 11111111 11110101 10111110 11110111 11011101 11110101 101101011 110111011 10110100 11110101 11011101 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines us is repeated).

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  • summary of It Is Good;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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