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

Thou wilt my hands employ, though others find
No work for those who praise thy name aright;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbcadadee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111011101 1111111110 1011010101 1111011101 1111111101 1101010101 01110111001 11011110101 1111011111 0101010101 1111010101 0111110111 1101010101 11110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou is repeated.

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

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