Song. Where Dost Thou Bide by Amelia Opie: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Song. Where Dost Thou Bide that begins with:

WHERE dost thou bide, blessed soul of my love!
Is ether thy dwelling, O whisper me where!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bebe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111011 01011011011 1001011011 11111111011 1011011011 111011111001 1001011011 11101101011 00010011011 11101001001 1101001111 11011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

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