This is an analysis of the poem Poetry Everywhere that begins with:

What time the poet hath hymned
The writhing maid, lithe-limbed,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaAX XXaaAa bbXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110 010111 10011000100 111101 101111 1110110100 100101 0100100 11011101001 111111 101111 1111010001 001100 101001 1001000111 110101 100101 1001001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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:

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

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  • summary of Poetry Everywhere;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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