This is an analysis of the poem The Sinless Child Part 1 that begins with:

Whilom ago, in lowly life,
Young Eva lived and smiled,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdefe egeghigi bfXfijbj Xihikgeg fgbggblb eejeljbj elmlbnen opjpiblb bihijkgk lmomeojo lgXgXapa mcecjepe efbfegfg opXpdgjg gepefmom ibibpmgm eoXocgbg jieijbbb fpbppfgf eojoeieX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 110111 01110101 110001 10111101 010101 11011100 111101 11010111 111001 01011111 110111 11110101 110101 11010101 001101 111101001 010101 01001000 111101 010011101 110101 11110101 010001 01010101 011101 11010001 010001 01011101 010111 11110101 010101 11110101 011101 01010101 011101 110011101 110101 11100101 110111 0101111 110101 01111101 010101 11010101 000101 01100101 101101 11010111 110011 11010101 111111 110101001 1101010 11010101 1101010 11001101 111111 11010110 111001 11010111 010101 01010101 010001 11110111 110101 010101001 111101 1101111 1010101 11111101 010101 1111010101 011111 10111101 110101 10010101 1100111 11010101 110101 010011101 010101 100101000 011101 111101010 111101 11010110 010101 11010101 010101 01010101 110101 11001101 0100111 10010101 0001001 11010111 010111 01010111 111100 110000101 100101 01110101 010001 01011111 010111 1011010 0100101 01011101 111101 110100101 010101 11010101 010101 00110001 010001 01010101 010101 11010101 110001 011101001 110101 11111101 0011001 10011111 010101 11010101 010101 01011101 011111 110100101 10001 100111001 110111 110100111 110101 11011101 110101 11000101 101101 01010100 110111 11010101 010101 01011101 110111 11011101 010011 111101001 001101 11111101 110101 11010101 010111 1110000 010101 11010101 110111 11010101 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 160
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less 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; and is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Sinless Child Part 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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