This is an analysis of the poem The Soul's Expression that begins with:

WITH stammering lips and insufficient sound
I strive and struggle to deliver right... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXabbaXcdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001100101 1111000101 1100110111 0111110100 11010010101 0100010111 1111000100 00110001001 0101110010 1100010111 1101110001 1010010101 1011111101 0111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 582
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of The Soul's Expression;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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