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

The beautiful, the fair, the elegant,
Is that which pleases us, says Kant,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX bccbXbd eeff XgcXXgdaXhah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0100010100 01110111 010101001010 11011111010 1101010101 111100101 100101010 0011010101 1101011101010 1001 11010101011 1101010101 10010100110 010 0101 1101110111 1010101101 111101010101 11101101101 010111001010001 1001110101 1101000101 110111 01010011010 111100 110001000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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