This is an analysis of the poem For Philip Ridgate Esq. that begins with:

To friend with fingers quick & limber,
I send this piece of tunefull timber:...

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: aaXXXXbbcXddeeccffffXgghhcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010110 1101010010 1111010010 111101010 110101110 110101110 01110101 101010101 11111011 0101010100 11111111 10110001 11110011 01010101 101101010 010001010 11110110 100101010 11011010 11110101 110001100 11010101 11011111 11110101 111000111 11111101 101100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 987
  • Average number of words per stanza: 182
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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 For Philip Ridgate Esq.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Thomas Parnell