This is an analysis of the poem In Horto Rev. J. Still, that begins with:

APUD KNOYLE, VILLAM AMOENISSIMAM.
Stranger! a while beneath this aged tree... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXbabXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011010000 100101011 11010111001 0101010111 0111001111 00111011101 0111010101 10010111010 01001010111 0011011101 10010101011 01110110101 1100111101 0111000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 308
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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  • summary of In Horto Rev. J. Still,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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