This is an analysis of the poem On The World that begins with:

WITH a whirl of thoughts oppress’d,
I sunk from reverie to rest. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbccddbbbbbbXXeeXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010110 11010001 01010111 11011111 11010101 11011101 01010101 011100101 11110101 110101011 01010101 11010101 11110101 11110101 110100101 11011101 11111111 110100111 01110101 11011111 10111111 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 838
  • Average number of words per stanza: 155
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, d, who are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d is repeated).

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  • summary of On The World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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