Constancy To An Ideal Object by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Constancy To An Ideal Object that begins with:

Since all, that beat about in Nature's range,
Or veer or vanish ; why should'st thou remain... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdedeccffffcXbbggff bbhhffhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010101 1111011101 0101000101 1101111001 10010100101 0101000101 1111011101 0111011001 1111010001 1101100101 1111111111 1011110111 1111110100 1101011111 01001010101 11011111001 1001011110 01011101111 1101011111 01001011101 11011100101 011010101 1111110111 11110100101 1111011111 0101010101 11011100111 0101110101 1101110011 1100010101 010001010011 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 726
  • Average number of words per stanza: 133
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; in, and, thou, home are repeated.

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

  • summary of Constancy To An Ideal Object;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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