This is an analysis of the poem Inscription 01 - For A Tablet At Godstow Nunnery that begins with:

Here Stranger rest thee! from the neighbouring towers
Of Oxford, haply thou hast forced thy bark... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXaXbXabXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110110010010 0101011111 1011110101 11010001001 1101010011 0101011001 1001100101 0101010001 1101000101 11010101101 1101010101 0101110100 0111010100 11110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 614
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Inscription 01 - For A Tablet At Godstow Nunnery;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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