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

Amaz'd we read of Nature's early Throes
How the fair Heav'ns and pond'rous Earth arose:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccbbccdXeebbaafffcc aaggbbddbbaaaaaaffaaaaaaff eeaX ffccbhhaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,26,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010101 1011110101 1101100101 1101001101 0101000101 1011010101 1110110001 1101000101 1011011001 1101010101 1101010101 1101010110 0101011101 1101010101 10110100101 1111000101 1111010101 1101001101 0101010101 1101011101 1101110101 1101011101 1111110101 1101010101 1101010101 1001101001 0111110101 1101111101 1101010111 1101010101 1101000101 1001110101 11110110101 0111010101 1101011101 0110011101 0101010101 1101001001 1101110101 0101010101 1101011101 1111010101 1111010101 1011110101 1111010101 1101011101 0101010111 11001110101 11010000101 0101110111 1001110111 11010001001 1111011111 111010101 1011000101 1101110101 11001011001 1001111101 1100010101 1011110101 0101010101 1101010101 0101110101 0101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 709
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; and, their, her, our, he, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word how is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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