This is an analysis of the poem Sin (Ii) that begins with:

O that I could a sin once see!
We paint the devil foul, yet he... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabb cccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 11010111 11001101 1011000101010 01000101010 11110111 01010111 11011111 1101111111 1101110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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