This is an analysis of the poem Beauty's Metempsychosis that begins with:

That beauty such as thine
Can die indeed,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa cdddc EeeeE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110111 1101 0100110001 1111011101 010111 0111110 11001 1110011101 1101011111 0111110 110101 1110 1001110101 1001011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, thou are repeated.

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

  • summary of Beauty's Metempsychosis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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