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

I dwelt alone
In a world of moan,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbb ccdXddXd aaeffeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 00101 11110101 10111010011101 10101110011101 1111 01001 101001001 101011 001101011 110010100110001 1010011100110110 1 1111 11001 10111111 1111 1111 100101 11000110110101 110001101101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; can, with are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines bride, eye are repeated).

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  • summary of Eulalie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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