This is an analysis of the poem Poem 21 that begins with:

WHo is the same, which at my window peepes?
Or whose is that faire face, that shines so bright,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXXaabccbddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10011111010 1101111111 00110111010 1100111101 1101011110 110101 111111111 110101110 010101111 010011 110100101 1101010111 1101010101 1010101101 1011100101 111101 11111100101 11101101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 742
  • Average number of words per stanza: 134
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; that is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Poem 21;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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