This is an analysis of the poem The Personified Sentimental that begins with:

Affection's charm no longer gilds
The idol of the shrine;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcdcXbacaaddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10011101 010001 110100101 100101 110100101 111001 01110101 0100001 11110101 0100101 01010111 110101 01111101 010001 11010101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Personified Sentimental;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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