This is an analysis of the poem The Woman Of Whom Satan Had Bound that begins with:

For years eighteen she, patient soul,
Her eyes had graveward sent;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef XgXg hhhh ijij klkl kckc ififXfcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10011101 0111001 01011101 111111 11001101 110001 10011101 111101 01110101 100101 110101001 110111 01010101 1001011 01000101 110101 10000111 100001 111010 110101 11111111 1101010 01010101 01010010 11010101 010101 10111101 010101 11010101 111101 11011101 101101 11011101 1101001 11010001 010111 11111111 1000101 01110111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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  • summary of The Woman Of Whom Satan Had Bound;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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