This is an analysis of the poem The House Of Wisdom that begins with:
I had not thought (ah, God! had I but known!)
That this sad hour should ever me befall,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaa Xbaac dacd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111111111 10110110101 1111010001 1100011101 1011110111 1101111100 10010110101 1001010101 1111010111 1111010111 1111111111 01110010001 11001011100 0111101101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
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- summary of The House Of Wisdom;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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