This is an analysis of the poem To A Rich Vulgarian that begins with:

Fragments 35, 67, 81, 72, 68 combined.
Thou fool — that thou shouldst plume thyself...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XaXbabccbdeedffgghhgghhiiccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,29,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111101 11111110 110101101 11011101 11001101 11111111 11111100 11000101 11110101 11011001 100010101 11110100 11010101 01010101 11110111 11111101 01010101 11011111 110010001 101011101 11111111 10110111 11010101 110011111 01110101 110101001 01010001 11110101 010100101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 520
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; on, thy, thou are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words on, thy are repeated.

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