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

The ghostly Ere that walks the fen,
Tonight thine only light shall be;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccX aaXdX efddf eghhg ecbbc eiggi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 01110110 11011111 11010110 01011100 1111101 01111101 110101001 11010101 11010100 01110101 11010101 10111111 11010101 00110111 10010111 01110101 11011101 01010101 11000101 11011001 11000101 11011111 10011101 11010101 111011001 11011111 10010101 11010101 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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  • summary of Solution;
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