This is an analysis of the poem Hope that begins with:

Maiden! in whose kindling eye,
Burns the fire of prophecy,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccddcceeffggddbadd hheeiiaaeeddaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101 10100100 1110101 1010101 1111101 1010111 1011111 1011001 11011001 1100101 1010111 110100101 1110101 11010101 1100111001 01010101 1010100 11010111 1110101 1111101 1010011 10100101 1111101 10010101 1010101 01010111 0010101 1011101 11111101 11111101 11010101 11010101 11011101 01010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 555
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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 Hope;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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