This is an analysis of the poem Vanity Of The Creature Sanctified that begins with:

Honey though the bee prepares,
An envenomed sting he wears;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc ddee ffgg ddhh iiaa jjkkXggee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 11000111 1010101 1010101 1110101 1010111 1010111 1010101 1111101 1111101 1110011 0110101 1100101 1110101 1111111 00101101 10100011 1001101 1111111 1110101 1101001 1010101 1010111 00101001 0011111 1110101 1100101 1110101 0010011 1010101 1010101 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; we, why, our, us are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Vanity Of The Creature Sanctified;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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