This is an analysis of the poem The Loss Of Female Character that begins with:

See that fallen Princess! her splendor is gone--
The pomp of her morning is over; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeb fgfg abab hbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101001001 010010010 01101001001 110001010 01101001001 010110010 11001001001 010011010 11011011001 11110010 11101111101 1101010010 11111111001 111010010 01101001001 110011010 11111111001 110010010 01011111001 110011010 11101101101 111010110 101001111001 110010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, when are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word when 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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