This is an analysis of the poem To Dr. Richard Helsham Upon My Recovery From A Dangerous Fit Of Sickness. that begins with:

For fleeting Life recall'd, for Health restor'd,
Be first the God of Life and Health ador'd;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddbb dXeeffddbbddaaddggff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101011101 0101011101 1101010101 1101111101 01110111001 1001010101 1101001101 1101111101 11011100101 0101010011 0101110101 1011010100 0111010101 1001010101 1101010001 1101010111 1111010101 1101111111 0111011101 1111011001 01011110001 0101000111 1101011101 0111010111 1001010001 1101110111 11000110101 1111010101 1011110111 110000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 667
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; your is repeated.

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  • summary of To Dr. Richard Helsham Upon My Recovery From A Dangerous Fit Of Sickness.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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