This is an analysis of the poem Infirmity that begins with:
In purest song one plays the constant fool
As changes shimmer in the inner eye. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcb cdbdcb bXdcee adadXX fafadd gbgbhh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0101110101 1101000101 11110001001 1111110101 1111111100 1001011100 1101010100 10101110111 0111010001 1101010101 1101010100 1101011101 0101010101 1101010101 1111110111 0101010100 101110101 1111001101 0111001111 0111010101 00101110100 0101010011 1011111111 11010101110 1001010101 1101010101 0111000101 1111011101 1101111101 1100111101 1011111011 1000110011 1100110001 1111011101 11001010101 0111110101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Infirmity;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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