This is an analysis of the poem The Loving Cup Of The Papyrus that begins with:

WISE men use days as husbandmen use bees,
And steal rich drops from every pregnant hour; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eXeX fdfd ececXacaX gdgd hdhd aeae cccc ieiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110011 111101001010 1011110101 11110001010 0101010110 01011111010 10010100011 11111001010 1101110101 11010101100 1111011101 11010100100 1101011101 10100111010 0101111111 01110100010 0101111101 11011111011 1111110101 01010111 100 1111110101 01010101110 1111110111 1101010100 1101011101 11001111010 0101010110 11110101010 1101010101 11110101010 1101110101 011001110010 1001001001 01110111010 11001011101 11010110010 1101110111 01110101010 1101000101 11010001010 1110011101 11010101010 1111010101 010101111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; to, he, toast, of are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of The Loving Cup Of The Papyrus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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