This is an analysis of the poem Poetical Essay that begins with:

Extract from Poetical Essay
Millions to fight compell'd, to fight or die... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a aabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010001 1001010111 0101111101 10101010101 11010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Poetical Essay;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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