This is an analysis of the poem The Prayse Of The Needle that begins with:

To all dispersed sorts of arts and trades
I write the needles prayse (that never fades).... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010110111 1101011101 1111010111 1111010111 1111111111 1101010111 11111000101 0111011111 1101010111 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 463
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

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  • summary of The Prayse Of The Needle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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