This is an analysis of the poem 'I am in Chains...' that begins with:

I am in chains, O maiden-rose,
And yet, not shameful of these guards;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11110011 010010110 01010011 01110110 00110111 11011001 100100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of 'I am in Chains...';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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