This is an analysis of the poem The Searched Soul that begins with:

When I consider, pro and con,
What things my love is built upon -- ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 11110101 010101001 010010101 01111111 01010101 11011101 11111101 11110101 11010111 111100101 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 410
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 The Searched Soul;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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