This is an analysis of the poem To A Bigot that begins with:

Here am I sent a wanderer like to thee,
And here a moment ere the night I stand.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eXeb efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110100101 1101010111 0110001010 111101 1111010001 0111100101 1101011111 011111 1111010101 1111100110 1101101101 010111 1101011101 10010111001 1001011101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To A Bigot;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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