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

As thro' the Psalms from theme to theme I chang'd,
Methinks like Eve in Paradice I rang'd;...

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccddXXee bbddffccbbgg ddddffhhffddiiaadd ccggjjki lleeddccggddmmgg hhffnnaabbjjjjiiiijjddggffmmggooXikiddaa ffccaaaaaaiiffaammjjXd aaffddddooii ddccXXggii ddXoccbb aaggaaaajjiigghhkifF aajjXDHHOo cceeiiggggddaacc ccbbccooggmm jjbBaaXdccffbBffaaiibbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,12,18,8,16,40,22,12,10,8,20,10,16,12,42,6,22,8,4,20,8,6,12,36,12,8,28,12,20,8,22,24,6,4,4,10,48,4,10,2,44,6,44,6,8,4,28,10,12,22,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
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  • Amount of stanzas: 51
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 699
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • Amount of lines: 804
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, in, and, it, of, her, you, my, thy, with, me, thus, search, thee, how, there, one, love, who, what, his, where, he, like, so, to, say, their are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, who, her, and, nor, if, so, i, now, where, turn, behold, two, a, o, what, thy, come, my, no, say are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases she, thee connect the lines.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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