This is an analysis of the poem A Remonstrance that begins with:

Stand on the heights, O Poet! nor come down
Amid the wise old serpents, coiled around... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefgXfhXijfXbfjbck lihXclXbafdXhgkaXeaafabclhaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,28,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110111 0101110101 0101001010 0101010101 1111011101 1101010001 1010100111 0111001101 0101110001 0101010101 1101011101 01010101110 1001110101 1101010111 11010011010 1111010101 11110100101 0101111101 0101001111 1101001101 11000110100010101010110000100010100100 110011111 01110111010 0101010101 01010010111 0110010001 0101010011 1111001100 10100010111 011001111 0101010111 0111110101 0111011001 1001010001 1001010001 1001010100 1001100101 110101010 1111100111 1101010101 1111001101 1001011101 1111010101 110100010101 1001010101 01011001101 1101010111 0111010101 0001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 202
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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; great is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, to are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A Remonstrance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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