This is an analysis of the poem Modern Love Xxiv: The Misery Is Greater that begins with:

The misery is greater, as I live!
To know her flesh so pure, so keen her sense, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabccbdeedXffc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100010111 0101111101 1111011110 1011011101 0111011101 1101010101 0111011001 1111100101 1111110011 0101101101 1101011101 0101011111 1111111110 1101111101 1101011101 1011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 678
  • Average number of words per stanza: 129
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; i is repeated.

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