This is an analysis of the poem Integer Vitae that begins with:

THE man of life upright,
   Whose guiltless heart is free ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX cada cebe dcXc ccXc cfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 110101 010101 110100 011101 110111 111001 110001 1111010 110101 110101 110100 110101 110001 010001 110001 110101 111101 1101001 1101001 010101 110111 010101 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nor is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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