This is an analysis of the poem History that begins with:
Here, peradventure, in this mirror glassed,
Who gazes long and well at times beholds... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXabcbbcXbXXbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1100000101 1101111110 1101000101 11001000101 1110000011 1101110100 110101011 1011011001 11010100101 010100101 0100101110 11010111010 10010111010 01011001010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 587
- Average number of words per stanza: 100
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 History;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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