This is an analysis of the poem Lines Written In London that begins with:

Struggle not with thy life!—the heavy doom
Resist not, it will bow thee like a slave:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdXeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110101 0110011101 1111110011 1111111111 0110111111 1111011111 1111010101 1011010101 1011111011 00110100010 1111101100 10111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 561
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; not is repeated.

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  • summary of Lines Written In London;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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