This is an analysis of the poem The Sin [gonah] that begins with:

I sinned a sin full of pleasure,
In an embrace which was warm and fiery....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcd Dcec Dfge XdgX cXbe AXfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011010 01011111100 1101011 1011010110 011110010 110001011 1101001011 001000100101 011110010 111000101 01110111 10100100111 1100010101 1111101 111111001 1110011 010101001 0111001 0011110 100100101 11011010 100101001 1111110 011110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and, in, i, of, o, you are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Sin [gonah];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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