This is an analysis of the poem Invocation To The Earth, February 1816 that begins with:

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'REST, rest, perturbed Earth!... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bXcbaXadddadXXceec X ccfffgfgggghihiXjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,18,1,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 11011 1111010010 010101110101 1101110111 11110101 11010010 110111010101 010110101110 0111010 010101 0101010101 0101110111 0001000100 10010101000 11111100010 1101011101 10010101 0101010100010 1 110011 100111 1101010101 1101010101 10001110011 0101010101 01010011001 0101110101 1101010111 11010101 1001000101 1111010101 110101 0111000101 1111011111 11000101100100 01010001001 101101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 360
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Invocation To The Earth, February 1816;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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