This is an analysis of the poem The Fearful Traveller In The Haunted Castle that begins with:

Oft do I hear those windows ope
And shut with dread surprise, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdcd efea dbdb gdgd hihi fdfd ajaj kckcXjcjc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 110101 11010111 111101 11010101 010101 11010101 011101 10110101 0101001 11110101 010101 01010101 101111 11010101 110101 10111101 010101 110011101 010101 11010101 110101 11110101 110101 11010101 110111 01011101 110101 110100101 110101 11110101 0100111 11010011 110101 11010001 100101 01111101 110101 11110101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Fearful Traveller In The Haunted Castle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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