This is an analysis of the poem An Inscription that begins with:

At this fair oak table sat
Whilom he our Laureate,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeXXXffeeaaffffgghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1011100 1010001 10101001 1010111 1010101 1010111 0010101 1110001 0011011 1001111 1011100 1010111 1110111 1011101 1100001 10000111 1110101 1010001 0111011 1010111 1010111 1111001 1010101 1111111 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 814
  • Average number of words per stanza: 145
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 An Inscription;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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