This is an analysis of the poem Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus that begins with:

Like Esop's fellow-slaves, O Mercury,
Which could do all things, thy faith is ; and I... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011100 1111111011 1101110101 1111110111 11011101101 0011110110 0011111111 10001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 359
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; i, thy are repeated.

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  • summary of Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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