This is an analysis of the poem The Veil Of Maya that begins with:

SWEET, I have loved before. I know
This longing that invades my days;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cbXc dccd ecce dffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 01010111 01111101 11111101 010100001 11011101 01111101 11010111 11010111 01010101 01111111 01010111 11011101 01010011 11001100 11110011 11101111 11011111 010101101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of The Veil Of Maya;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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