This is an analysis of the poem Astrophel And Stella Vii: Whennature Made Her Chief Work that begins with:
When Nature made her chief work, Stella's eyes,
In colour black why wrapt she beams so bright?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: ababababcXcXdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1101011101 0101111111 1101011101 1101010111 1011110101 0101011111 1011111001 1101110101 11100100101 1011110100 11001111101 1111110110 1101110101 0101111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 689
- Average number of words per stanza: 114
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Astrophel And Stella Vii: Whennature Made Her Chief Work;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Sir Philip Sidney
- Analysis of Astrophel And Stella: Lxxi
- Analysis of Astrophel And Stella-Eleventh Song
- Analysis of Astrophel And Stella: Xcii
