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

Do I see a contest yonder?
See I miracles or pastimes?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacccdc bddebafg ecfeedh ijXibjgd dXXXachXedab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,8,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010 11100111 10101010 11101010 10001110 10110010 10111110 11101010 11011010 11111010 10101110 11001011 11101110 00101110 11101011 11101010 10101010 10111010 01101110 00101011 10101010 11101110 110101110 11101110 10111011 11111010 10101010 11111010 10101011 11111110 00101010 110111010 10111010 11101100 10101010 10111110 10111010 11111010 10101011 001001010 11111010 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; in, one are repeated.

    The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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