This is an analysis of the poem The Sinless Child Part 3 that begins with:

As years passed on, no wonder, each
An inward grace revealed;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacded fcgchidi fhahgjij chhhgiei jklkfaca hefedgXg agiggagX alllljdj iejejfff aafaaeaX fmimfbfb ggagbimX eiaiabXb hgeghkdk lgdgjhgh fnfnjidX hajaegig dioifhkX ghahpXnX ljdjhidi ahhhgaga hefefaea nfhfdeje gkakppip ffjfdeke jihiacdc lcfXadjd kfefkflX Xao
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 110101 11010111 011001 11010101 010101 110100101 010011 11010101 1101101 01010011 110101 01110101 110101 11110111 110011 11000111 011111 01010101 110101 11011100 01000101 01110101 010100 11010101 110001 01110111 110101 1110001000 100101 11010101 011101 11011101 011101 11000101 110101 11011101 111111 11010101 111111 11010101 110111 11011101 110001 11011111 110101 11010101 111101 11011111 010001 11001101 010011 11111101 10001001 10110110 111101 11010101 110101 11001101 110111 11011101 010001 10000101 110001 01011111 000101 11010101 1111001 11010101 1100101 00101111 001011 11000101 010101 11010101 000101 11011111 010101 11010101 010110 11011101 110101 11111111 010111 11010101 111101 11110101 111101 11011111 1100101 11111011 101101 11010111 110101 11111111 110111 11011001 010101 11011111 010101 11010101 0111001 01010110 010011 11010101 110101 101011111 010101 11111111 111111 11011101 010101 11101111 111110 11110101 110101 11000111 011011 01000111 010111 11001101 010001 01010101 010101 01000101 010101 11001111 011101 11010111 111111 11111101 011101 11110101 010001 01110101 110101 11010100 111111 1100101101 110101 11010101 010101 01010001 111010 11011111 110001 11010001 100111 11010101 010111 11010101 110101 11010101 110101 01010101 110001 11011111 111111 11010111 111111 11010101 010101 01110101 010101 11010101 010101 11000111 010101 10111101 010001 11101101 010101 110010101 110101 01010011 010101 01011101 010011 010111001 010101 11101101 101101 11010101 110100 11110101 010101 11110111 110101 11110111 1100001 11010101 111111 11110011 010101 11010101 100101 11010111 010001 11010101 1101011 100010101 010101 100010101 010111 11010101 011101 11110101 110101 11010101 010111 01010101 010010 11010111 11001011 01000101 110001 01010111 010111 010101001 011101 11010001 011101 11010101 110110 11111101 010111 11111101 110101 11011101 1101101 01011111 010111 11010101 110101 11110001 011111 11010010 111101 10011101 110101 11110101 011101 10010101 010101 01111101 010001 11010101 100101 11101111 111101 01011101 001101 11110101 010101 01010101 011101 1101001010 110111 11010101 011101 01010101 0100111 11010101 110111 11010111 010111 01011101 010101 010011101 010101 11010111 010111 11010111 111101 11110101 111101 11110101 0100111 11010001 111111 11011101 110101 11110101 010011 10010001 010101 01110100 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 36
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 288
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; her, and, thy, to, so, who, his, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, thy, she, the, why, a, for, dost are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Sinless Child Part 3;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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