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

I know not in Whose hands are laid
To empty upon earth... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb caca dada dede afXf XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101111 010011 01010100 010101 110100101 111101 01100101 1100101 11010111 010101 110110101 010001 11010111 110111 01010101 110111 11110111 1100101 110100100 111101 10101111 0101001 010101101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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.

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

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