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

When still the world—though every wile was tried—
Staggered the upward way, did Satan sit...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbaaadadee ffcceeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011100111 1001010101 0101010111 1101010001 1101001100 1111011100 1011111100 1101011111 111110101 0101011101 1101001101 1101011111 0101010011 1101110111 0101110101 1100001101 1101011101 0100010101 0101100101 1101001101 01011101010 11100100010 11010101110100 1100101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 513
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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