This is an analysis of the poem Ruth that begins with:
All is well—in a prison—to-night, and the warders are crying ‘All’s Well!’
I must speak, for the sake of my heart—if it’s but to the walls of my... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaXbbXc dddd aXcc ccddbbee eecc bbee ffbb eegg bdhhbbaa iijj cckk bbdd ddbb bbll eebb ccaa dddd bbmmddgg nnoo ddbb bbkk bbpp llmm ddlleebb cccc ccpp ccgg kkbb qqnn bbqq ccXa hXXajjgg lljj XXcc llcc kkoo ccoo kkXp nneeXjee oXPp eegg bbcc Ppkk ffgg bbcc dd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,8,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,8,4,4,4,13,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
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- Amount of stanzas: 52
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
- Average number of words per stanza: 72
- Amount of lines: 244
- Average number of symbols per line: 75 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 15
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, my, that, and, you, in, of, man, with, who, his, her, ridden, d, he, no, be, may, for, as, she, on, voice, so, from, at, it, me, wrong are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, are, the, and, of, to, you, my are repeated.
The author used the same words the, there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase help connects the lines.
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