This is an analysis of the poem Doth Then The World Go Thus? that begins with:

Doth then the world go thus? doth all thus move?
Is this the justice which on earth we find?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabaabcdcdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101111111 0001011111 0011011111 11111001001 1111010111 1101011111 1111110101 1101011111 1001001101 1111110101 1111010011 1100010001 10101011101 1011111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 635
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

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  • summary of Doth Then The World Go Thus?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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