This is an analysis of the poem Fortune's Statue that begins with:

She's mistress of all:
Rule of this earth...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcdebbeXXadfbedXgfchdXdegehXgdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 1001 000010 1011 110111 11101 11011 11011 11001 11010 110100 11001 11101 01101 101011 11001 1101010 1011001 001010 00101 11011 11011 01101 0111 01101 1111 1010001 101010 0101011 101011 00111 1010010 11101 0001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 813
  • Average number of words per stanza: 148
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, in, she are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Fortune's Statue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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