This is an analysis of the poem Lines Inscribed On The Wall Of A Dungeon In The Southern P Of I that begins with:

Though not a breath can enter here,
I know the wind blows fresh and free;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc dcdc ecec fcfc bebe gbgb hchc fefe idid X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 11011111 11010101 11011101 11110101 11011111 11010101 11010101 11110001 11110101 11110111 101111101 11111101 10110101 11010101 111000101 100110101 110011101 11000101 11011111 11000111 111001001 11011101 11110101 11111101 01010101 11101111 11011111 11100101 11010101 11111111 01011101 11010101 110111001 11111001 11010101 11111101 10010111 11000111 11011101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, how, no, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word they at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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