This is an analysis of the poem Voxpopuli that begins with:

What if the Turk be foul or fair? Is't known
That the sublime Samaritan of old... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbbabcbXbbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001011111 1001010001 0101101111 0111010101 1011110101 1101001111 1111110011 0101010101 0111110101 10110001010 0111010101 01010010111 0101110101 1011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; ye is repeated.

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

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