This is an analysis of the poem Helen's Soliloqy (All's Well That Ends Well) that begins with:

Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie
Which we ascribe to heaven. The fated sky... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100100111 11010100101 1111101101 1101110111 11000111111 1111110111 01001010101 0111111101 0100010101 1111011101 1101001101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 524
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Helen's Soliloqy (All's Well That Ends Well);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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