This is an analysis of the poem History that begins with:
Time has stored all, but keeps his chronicle
In secret, beyond all our probe or gauge.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd adXd ee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
- Metre: 1111110100 0100111111 1101010111 1101010101 0111010101 1111010101 0101010101 1010010101 10100101101 1110110100 110010010010 01000100111 11010110011 11110000100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 14
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of History;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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