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

ANCIEN RGIME.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a bbXX X ccXX X ddee X ffcc a eedd a gghh X ffii X aaXc X ddjj k llkk a kkaa XXjjee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1 1111011110 1111111010 11111001010 1001001001 1 1000111111 111111101111 111111111001 101011010111 1 1011011111 1111011101 1011101111 11111111101 1 1001011001 1011111101 1101101001 1011001101 1 11110011110 10110010010 010110110010 010011010110 1 1101011001 101111101001 101010101001 101101101111 1 1001001011 11110101011 101001101011 11011111101 1 101111011011 11101101001 0101100111 01100100111 1 11011111011 11101101111 111011011111 10011110101 1 111111001 110110101 11110001 10100100101 1 001111110101 01010011001 01001011101 001001101011 1 11111011011 111111111010 11011111001 111011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 25
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, thy, and, her, it are repeated.

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

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

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