This is an analysis of the poem On ------ Embroydring that begins with:

How justly art when Cælia aids so well
Contends her ms nature to excell...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbcccddXbeeff ggXfddaaXbfffXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 110111111 010110010 0101001101 1110100101 0101010101 011010101 11010100101 011101101 11111101 0111010101 1111011111 1111011110 101110011 1111110101 1101010101 0101000101 1101010001 1111110101 1101001001 1101011111 1101010101 0111011101 1101010101 1101011101 11110100101 1101010110 1111011101 1111001101 1111110001 010101101 111010101 111111101 11011101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 683
  • Average number of words per stanza: 130
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, may, think are repeated.

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  • summary of On ------ Embroydring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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