This is an analysis of the poem Sighs And Groans that begins with:

O do not use me
After my sins! look not on my dessert, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbca adedea abbbba afgfgaXagggga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1011111101 1111011001 1101111101 0101110101 11111 11111 1101111101 1101110111 1111101101 1011100111 11111 11111 1101110101 11011100111 1111100111 1111010101 11111 11111 0011001101 1111010101 0110110101 10101111110 11111 11011 1111111101 1111110111 1010101111 0001011111 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1327
  • Average number of words per stanza: 209
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, your, and are repeated.

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