This is an analysis of the poem Written In Friars' Carse Hermitage (Second Version) that begins with:

THOU whom chance may hither lead,
Be thou clad in russet weed,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccXd eeddff ggbbccaahh eiiiccaaccjjkkaaXXiiie fflldddaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,10,22,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 0110101 0110101 1110111 1010111 1010101 11111010 1110111 11110101 01110101 1000101 1010101 11011001 110011101 1111111 10100101 1110101 1110111 1110101 1010101 10101001 1011101 11010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 11010101 1010101 11010101 11111111 11010101 100100111 111100100 010100001 0111111 0110111 01010111 11010111 10110111 11101101 01110101 01010101 10011111 11010101 11010101 10010111 1011101 0010101 1111101 1111101 11011011 01110001 01110101 1011011 1010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 308
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou, and, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words be, did, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word as at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase sleep connects the lines.

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  • summary of Written In Friars' Carse Hermitage (Second Version);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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