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

There is no change of time and place with Thee;
Where'er I go, with me 'tis still the same;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1011011101 10011011101 0111010100 1111011101 0111011011 0101000111 01001010101 11110111101 1111011111 11010010111 1101010111 1101110101 1001010101 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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