This is an analysis of the poem Merope that begins with:

FAR in the ways of the hyaline wastes—in the face of the splendid
Six of the sisters—the star-dowered sisters ineffably bright,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcdcecefgfgXhXhafafcbcbffffXigiXjXjfgfXceXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001010010010 10010011001010001 1010011110011100 0101001001001001 101001010101110 1101101001111001 1101110011010010 01001011101101001 101101101100101010 1001001111001001 110101110100111010 1001011011001001 11110110010010111 1101011011001101 10110110110110111 100101101011101 10110010011010010 1001011011001101 11011011010011010 1011101011001011 10010110010011010 1001001011011111 11011010010010010 101001101001001001 11010101010010 111111010011011011 1011011010100010 010110101001001001 0101110010011010 1001011011011001 111100100110010 10010011010001001 1111000110011100 1101001011001001 1101111011101111100 1001011111001011 110100100101100100 1011011001101001 110101101101101100 1011011111101101 11010010010111010 1001001011011111 110010010111010010 1111011111101110 1111111111011010 1011101101011001 111111110011010010 101001001101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 3306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 617
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 68 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, with, and, she, for, her are repeated.

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

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