This is an analysis of the poem The Penitent that begins with:
I had a little Sorrow,
Born of a little Sin,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabacccX XdbdeXed XfXfXccX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101010 100101 11011101 111101 110101011 101011101 11010101 1111110 01110100 010101 11111011 011101 11010111 110111010 01111111 110110 1111010 110111 11010111 010101 1101111010 100101011 100110101 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, my, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, my are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Penitent;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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