This is an analysis of the poem Upon T. R. a very little man but excellently Learned. that begins with:

MAkes Nature maps? since that in thee
Sh' has drawn an University,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbccXbddeeeedXfX eeggaXccccXbhhiiccfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 111110100 11101101 01011100 111100101 11010111 110001010 11010100 11110101 01010111 11111101 1010101 11010101 01010001 11010101 00011101 11110001 0010100 11110101 1110111 11011110 11010111 1110101 0110100 1110101 11010101 11110101 0110101 0101011010 01111100 11010001 11010100 11011111 111011101 1010101 011101001 011110111 10111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 622
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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