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

He that hath a Gospel
To loose upon Mankind,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcbcdAd AdadXeAe Afgfehgh AifibjAj AdXdhaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 010111 1110100 10111 1110100 10101 000010 110111 111010 11101 1110101 110101 100100 10101 000010 110101 000010 11111 111010 11101 101010 100101 101010 11101 000010 11111 1010111 11111 1111101 011101 000010 11011 111010 011001 1001100 110101 101111 100101 101010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

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