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

On what basis can anyone rate a phenomenon?
To what is it compared to define its existence? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcddaccbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101100100101 0100010010010 0010110110100010 1100110100010 11110011001100 1010111011 0110101000101010 011000100011010 1101010100010 010010101101 101011000101001 0010100010001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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