This is an analysis of the poem Before A Court Of Justice that begins with:

THE father's name ye ne'er shall be told
Of my darling unborn life;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX b a ca c d ed e e feXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111101 0110111 10100111001010 101101 0101011101 1111011 111010101 10101111 011101001 1110101 111111111 1011101 110111001 1111101 110011101 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 48
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Before A Court Of Justice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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