This is an analysis of the poem To Remorse that begins with:

MAGIC for fitful souls whose aim is still
Pleasures that forfeit not the mansions blest,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbXXcdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011011101 1011010101 11010100101 1101010101 1110011110 0111110101 1001110001 1111110110 1011011100 10110100001 1111010101 0111001101 1011011101 1010011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 603
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, courage are repeated.

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  • summary of To Remorse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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