This is an analysis of the poem To A Young Artist that begins with:

It is good for strength not to be merciful
To its own weakness, good for the deep urn to run...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccdeaXXXfcebfXddedX Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 00011100100 001100101101 100001 0110111010 000111011001 11110100 1101111010 1101000111110 1111110 101101110 1110001011110 01001001 01010010101 11101011110 010110101 1 0110000101 0010011111100 0010010010 0101111101 0101010110101 1100101011 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 486
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of To A Young Artist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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