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

My enemy came nigh,
And I ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbacaddddcX aaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011 11 110001 1111010010 1111100101 1111011100 1101110101 111001 1101011111 1111010111 1101010001 0111010100 1111110 111 101101 1001111101 1111010111 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 618
  • Average number of words per stanza: 124
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, we are repeated.

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

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