This is an analysis of the poem Qualis Vita, Finis Ita that begins with:

Here-vnder lyes the wonder of her kinde,
The Quintessence of Nature and of Grace,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbaabcbcXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111010001 0010010101 1101010101 0101001101 1101010101 1100101001 0111011101 1111110111 011000100010 110110101 010101101010 01011001100 1111010101 011001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 615
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.

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  • summary of Qualis Vita, Finis Ita;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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