This is an analysis of the poem The Loveable Characters that begins with:

I long for the streets but the Lord knoweth best,
For there I am never a saint; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAABCBC dedeefef agagfhfhXAAAABCBC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101101101 11111001 111001001001 01001011 10011010011 11111011 11001011011 111001001 111001001101 101001001 111001001101 111001011 101001001001 1000100001 101011101001 001001011 101001001001 01011011 11101101001 11001001 101101101011 01101011 11001001101 11001001 11101101101 11111001 111001001001 01001011 10011010011 11111011 11001011011 111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; be, there, lovable, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word there is repeated.

    The author used the same word there at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Loveable Characters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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