This is an analysis of the poem The Bachelor's Soliloquy that begins with:

To wed, or not to wed; that is the question;
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdefagXXhhgibceddjejhXicfecXXcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01110110010 10110001010 01111001010 10110011010 11010100101 1111011101 010111 1101111101010 0100010111 0101011101 1011011111 11110001 11111001 11010101 1111010101 11110101010 0101011101 01010101011 101110101 1101111101 00101011101 1111100101 111011111 1111010111 110111110 1011111010 10101101 0110011111 01011101101 110101011 1101110011 11010101010 01010001101 1101010101 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1554
  • Average number of words per stanza: 275
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; to, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Bachelor's Soliloquy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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