This is an analysis of the poem Mary Magdalene that begins with:

With wandering eyes and aimless zeal,
She hither, thither, goes;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec fefe ghgh icij dada kckkjc lblX efef mhmh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,6,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011101 110101 01010101 010101 11011101 1101010 110100010 0101010 11000101 010111 01000100 111101 01010011 111101 01010101 010101 01010101 100101 1110111 110101 11010101 0101111 00010101 010100 11011101 111011 1110101 011111 11000101 111101 110100101 111 10 1 11011101 100111 11110111 0110111 110111001 111111 110110101 010101 10110111 111111 110110001 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; he is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

    The author used the same word she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Mary Magdalene;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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