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

O idleness, too fond of me,
Begone, I know and hate thee!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc aXaX dcdc eXeX fXfX bfbfXacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001101 1011111 10110101 0111111 11011111 1101110 11010101 0111010 11110101 01110110 11100101 1101110 01011101 1100110 11010101 0101110 11111100 1101110 01010111 0101010 11011111 0110110 11011101 1111010 01010101 1111010 10011111 1111010 10111111 1110110 11011111 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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