This is an analysis of the poem A Study (A Soul) that begins with:

She stands as pale as Parian statues stand;
Like Cleopatra when she turned at bay, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacXccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111110111 1101011111 1101010101 1101010001 010110101001 1101010101 01111101001 1111110101 1111010101 0111010110 1101010101 11110100101 0100000100 0110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 622
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; she, stands are repeated.

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

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