This is an analysis of the poem Here And There that begins with:

Here bliss is short, imperfect, insincere,
But total, absolute, and perfect there.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbccaaddbbeeddffgghhffggiiggeebbbbXdbbggaXhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 47,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101011011 11010111001 1100110011 11011101001 0011010111 1111011101 1111110111 1111010011 11110110001 1101011101 1101011101 1111110101 1101110101 1101101111 1110011101 1111110101 11010101101 1101110101 1111011101 1101010101 1001011101 1111011101 1100011101 0101110011 1111010111 1101111111 1111011101 1101011101 1111010111 1111010101 1111110101 0101010101 1101001101 1101010011 1101000101 0111111101 11001011110 01010011101 1011011111 1111011111 1111001101 1101010011 1011010101 01010101010 1111000101 0111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2071
  • Average number of words per stanza: 377
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; here, and, i are repeated.

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