This is an analysis of the poem Pieter Marinus that begins with:

LORD, I have known all fruits of this thy world;
Like Solomon king, I have been fain of all,–... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcXde cbce deXc dfdabXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110011 11001110101 1101100111001 1111011111 11111101101 1111011000 1001110101 1101111110 1111111101 0111110100 01110101010 1011110101 1111010111 1011110111 1011110101 1111110101 1111111011 1101110111 1101110001 1101010111 11110101111 1111010100 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; and, of are repeated.

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  • summary of Pieter Marinus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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