This is an analysis of the poem In Memory Of The Late John Thornton, Esq. that begins with:

Poets attempt the noblest task they can,
Praising the Author of all good in man,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaaddeXddeeffggaaeehheeaaaaiibbjjaabbeekklldd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 50,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010111 1001001001 1101010101 0101100101 1110010111 1111000101 1101001101 1101110011 1111110110 0111010111 1001010101 0001110101 1101010101 11010100111 1101010101 1101001101 1101000101 1101001001 11001110111 001000010101 1101010101 1111010001 1111000100 1010111111 100011001001 111000111 10010010101 1101000101 11010001010 01011111110 1111100101 0101010011 1111000101 0101010101 1111010001 1001100101 1101100101 1011010101 0101010101 11010100101 1111001101 1011010001 1111001001 01010000101 1100001101 0111010101 1101010111 0010110101 1001000111 01110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2095
  • Average number of words per stanza: 365
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; of is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase thee connects the lines.

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  • summary of In Memory Of The Late John Thornton, Esq.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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