This is an analysis of the poem To An Importunate Ghost that begins with:

Get gone, thou most uncomfortable ghost!
Thou really dost annoy me with thy thin... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcdcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010001 1101011011 100010001 10110010111 1110110011 01110111001 1101001110 11110011001 1111001011 11111001110 1101111101 111011101 1101011111 0111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 604
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy is repeated.

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