This is an analysis of the poem Repose In God that begins with:
Blest! who, far from all mankind
This world's shadows left behind,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb XXcc ddcc XXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110111 0111101 10100101 10011101 1110100 1000101 10100101 10100101 1101101 1110101 1011101 1011101 11111010 1011101 1010101 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of Repose In God;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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